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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Security Architect - **Company:** Zachary Piper - **Location:** Reston, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Audit Trail, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Technology Consulting, Databases, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Key Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Private Cloud Environment, Data Logging, Software Security, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Opsworks, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us7837f14e6606853540f6efeec2f1e558/eaa ## About the Role * 8+ years of Information Security experience with a strong focus on cloud security, along with 5+ years designing and securing enterprise AWS environments. * Experience serving as a Security Architect or Cloud Security Architect within a large enterprise organization. * Strong understanding of cloud security governance, architecture reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, and secure design principles. * Experience with enterprise cloud architecture, multi-account AWS environments, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security reviews. * Strong knowledge of AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM), AWS Organizations, VPC, EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, AWS Config, GuardDuty, Security Hub, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, and Shield. * Knowledge of enterprise AWS services across Identity & Access, Networking, Compute & Containers, Storage & Databases, Security & Governance, and Monitoring & Logging. * Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence engineering teams, business stakeholders, and enterprise architecture decisions. * Experience working within Financial Services or another highly regulated industry preferred. ## Description Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced AWS Security Architect to support an IT consulting firm providing cloud, cybersecurity, and infrastructure support for a major financial services client. This is a Hybrid role (3 days onsite, 2 days remote), and candidates must be able to work on-site in Reston, VA. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys partnering with engineering teams to design secure cloud solutions, establish security standards, and influence enterprise architecture across multiple business units. This is a consultative architecture role focused on cloud security strategy and design rather than day-to-day implementation. Responsibilities of the AWS Security Architect: * Serve as a senior Security Architect within the Information Security organization, providing security guidance for enterprise AWS initiatives. * Review AWS solution architectures to ensure alignment with enterprise security standards, governance, and best practices. * Partner with Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, Application Development, and business stakeholders throughout the solution design lifecycle. * Conduct cloud security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security risk assessments. * Develop secure cloud architecture patterns, standards, and design recommendations. * Evaluate new AWS services and technologies from a security perspective. * Advise engineering teams on IAM, networking, encryption, logging, monitoring, and secure application design. * Participate in architecture review boards, security governance initiatives, and enterprise cloud security programs., Keywords: AWS Security Architect, Cloud Security Architect, Security Architect, Enterprise Security Architect, Cloud Architect, AWS Architect, Information Security Architect, Cloud Security Engineer, AWS, Amazon Web Services, Enterprise AWS, Multi-Account AWS, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Governance, Secure Cloud Design, IAM, AWS IAM, Identity and Access Management, AWS Organizations, VPC, Virtual Private Cloud, EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes, Containers, Docker, S3, RDS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, AWS Config, GuardDuty, Security Hub, KMS, AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, AWS Secrets Manager, WAF, AWS WAF, Shield, AWS Shield, Encryption, Key Management, Architecture Review, Architecture Review Board, Security Governance, Secure Design, Secure Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Security Standards, Threat Modeling, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Infrastructure as Code, IaC, Terraform, CloudFormation, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Application Security, Secure SDLC, Financial Services, Banking, FinTech, Enterprise Environment, Cybersecurity, Information Security, CISSP, CCSP, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect Professional ## Related Videos - [30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1624-30-powerful-aws-hacks-in-just-30-minutes-boost-your-developer-productivity) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [You can’t hack what you can’t see](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/41-you-can-t-hack-what-you-can-t-see) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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