Join a leading tech company supporting a large-scale AWS transformation programme. Design and implement AWS security architecture, manage multi-account environments, and support large-scale workload migrations.
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Benefits & Perks
Job Description
Job Title: AWS Security Architect
Location: Fully Remote
Employment Type: 9 month contract (View to go perm)
Rate: £500 - £550 per day (Inside IR35)
Start Date: Immediate
Industry: IT Services & Consulting
We’re supporting a large-scale AWS transformation programme and are looking for an experienced AWS Security Architect to take ownership of cloud security across design, implementation, and migration.
This is a hands-on role at the centre of a major AWS estate build, including Landing Zones, IAM design, security guardrails, and large-scale workload migration.
AWS Security Architect – Key Responsibilities
- Designing and embedding AWS security architecture (IAM, RBAC, SCPs, encryption, logging)
- Building and securing AWS Landing Zones and multi-account environments
- Implementing MFA, identity federation, Conditional Access (Entra ID)
- Configuring CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Config, KMS
- Supporting large migration programmes (200+ workloads)
- Ensuring alignment to CIS benchmarks, public-sector security standards
- Supporting hypercare, monitoring, alerting and incident triage
AWS Security Architect – Key Skills Required
- Experience in a Lead Security Architect role for an AWS migration project (desirable)
- Strong hands-on AWS security engineering background.
- Deep IAM / RBAC / SCP / AWS Organizations experience.
- Experience with MFA, Conditional Access, Entra AD federation.
- Knowledge of CIS, compliance, encryption, KMS, RPO/RTO.
- Experience enabling GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, Config.
- Exposure to migration-scale security validation.
Please apply now if this role is of interest.