AWS Cloud Security Architect

CompanyX4 Technology

LocationUnited Kingdom

Posted At1/13/2026

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Description

AWS Cloud Security Consultant – Financial Services (Contract)

Employer: Leading IT Consultancy (Client: Major Financial Services Organisation)
Rate: £500-£625/day Inside IR35 (via Umbrella)
Duration: 3–6 months (likely extension)
Location: Remote (UK-based candidates only)
Start: Immediate
Interview Process: 2 stages

A leading IT consultancy is working with a major financial services client to secure and scale critical AWS platforms. We’re looking for a hands-on AWS Cloud Security Architect to embed with engineering teams and drive practical, code-first cloud security in a regulated environment.

This is a delivery-focused role for someone who can assess, build, test, and automate - not just advise.

AWS Cloud Security Architect Role Overview:

You will work directly with product and platform teams to analyse architectures, model attack paths, and implement security controls through code and automation. You’ll help teams meet regulatory expectations while still shipping at speed.

On any given week, you may threat model a new service, assess CI/CD pipelines, build security tooling, or run hands-on cloud security testing to validate controls.

🛠 What You’ll Be Doing

Threat Modelling & Architecture Reviews

Break down AWS-backed services, map trust boundaries, build attack trees, and define security requirements early in delivery.

Security Automation

Build IaC-driven controls, custom Lambda/Step Functions, CI/CD policy gates, and CSPM rules to enforce secure defaults at scale.

Hands-on Testing & Hardening

Perform cloud-native testing (IAM privilege escalation paths, container/workload attacks, misconfiguration exploitation) and guide remediation via pull requests.

DevSecOps Enablement

Pair with engineers, review Terraform/CloudFormation/Kubernetes, and promote least privilege, logging, monitoring, and runtime protection.

Knowledge Sharing

Create reusable security patterns and provide practical guidance to uplift engineering teams.

AWS Cloud Security Architect Must Haves:

Strong hands-on experience with AWS security and cloud architecture
Proven threat modelling capability (STRIDE, attack trees, or similar)
DevSecOps tooling
CISSP
Experience working in regulated or high-assurance environments

📌 Contract Details

Inside IR35 via Umbrella
3–6 month initial contract with potential extension
Fully remote (UK only)
Immediate start
2-stage interview process

If this role is of interest, please apply now.