Job Description:

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