AWS Security and Cloud Architect

AWS Security and Cloud Architect London 6 month contract+ Up to 450pd OUTSIDE IR35 We are seeking an experienced AWS Security and 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 and Networking Web Application Security Bot Management API Security DDoS Protection Data and 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 ..... full job details .....