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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed