AWS Security & Cloud Architect

AWS Security & Cloud Architect

London

6 month contract+

Up to £450pd OUTSIDE IR35

We are seeking an experienced AWS Security & Cloud Platform Consultant to lead the technical execution of a large-scale Defensive AI and Bot Mitigation Proof of Value for a high-volume enterprise digital platform. The consultant will design, build, and deploy cloud-native security controls, observability solutions, traffic analytics, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted operational capabilities using AWS services and Infrastructure as Code.

The role requires deep expertise in AWS networking, CloudFront, WAF, security automation, observability, large-scale log analytics, and cloud-native delivery practices.

Required Skills

AWS Expertise

• AWS WAF

• Amazon CloudFront

• AWS Shield Advanced

• Amazon Athena

• Amazon S3

• Amazon CloudWatch

• Amazon Kinesis Firehose

• AWS Lambda

• API Security

• Cost Optimisation

Cloud Engineering

• AWS CDK

• CloudFormation

• Terraform

• CI/CD Pipelines

Security & Networking

• Web Application Security

• Bot Management

• API Security

• DDoS Protection

Data & Analytics

• SQL / Athena Query Development

• Log Analytics

• Threat Detection

• Data Visualisation

• KPI and Operational Reporting

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Security Specialty

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

• AWS Advanced Networking Certification

• Experience delivering security transformation initiatives on AWS.

• Experience working in regulated, enterprise-scale environments.

• Familiarity with AI-driven operations (AIOps), security analytics, and autonomous remediation frameworks