Cloud / AWS / IAM Architect
REDLEO SOFTWARE INC.
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Remote
Tech stack
Microsoft Access
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Software Debugging
Identity and Access Management
Azure
Okta
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudformation
Terraform
Job description
- IAM Console/CLI, IAM Policy Simulator, Access Analyzer, CloudTrail,
- AWS Organizations & SCPs, S3/KMS resource policy tools,
- Terraform/CloudFormation for IAM automation,
- and SSO/IdP tools like Okta or Azure AD, The Senior Cloud / AWS / IAM Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing enterprise-grade AWS identity and access management frameworks across a multi-account environment. This role ensures secure, scalable, and least-privilege access patterns while partnering closely with application, security, and platform engineering teams. The ideal candidate brings deep AWS IAM expertise, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to troubleshoot complex access issues across distributed cloud environments., * Architect and maintain AWS IAM frameworks, including roles, trust relationships, permission boundaries, and cross-account access models.
- Design and review cloud architectures with a focus on secure, least-privilege access and enterprise governance standards.
- Develop and maintain IAM standards, reusable patterns, naming conventions, and operational processes.
- Analyze and troubleshoot IAM-related access issues using IAM policy evaluation, CloudTrail, Access Analyzer, and resource policy debugging.
- Review and optimize AWS resource policies ( etc.) to ensure secure and compliant access.
- Evaluate and interpret the impact of Service Control Policies (SCPs) within AWS Organizations.
- Collaborate with application, platform, and security teams to guide secure design decisions and resolve access challenges.
- Provide subject-matter expertise on IAM best practices, governance, and cloud security posture.
Requirements
- Expert-level AWS IAM knowledge: roles, trust policies, policy conditions, permission boundaries, and cross-account access.
- Hands-on experience with AWS resource policies (S3, KMS, VPC endpoint policies, Lambda execution roles).
- Strong understanding of AWS Organizations & SCPs, including how SCPs impact access evaluation.
- Advanced troubleshooting skills for IAM access issues across multi-account environments.
- Cloud architecture experience with a focus on secure, least-privilege access design.
- Experience defining IAM standards, patterns, and governance processes for enterprise environments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain IAM concepts to technical and non-technical teams.