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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SC & NPPV3 Cleared AWS Cloud Architect - **Company:** SR2 - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £143,000.0 - £149,500.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, High-Level Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Azure Active Directory, Data Logging, Okta, Technical Debt, Enterprise Integration, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Devsecops, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5835921245 ## About the Role * Strong AWS cloud and security architecture experience. * Experience designing secure, resilient enterprise cloud platforms. * Excellent knowledge of identity and access management, including Microsoft Entra ID. * Experience with privileged identity management, conditional access and access-control policies. * Strong Infrastructure as Code experience, particularly Terraform. * Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and security automation within CI/CD pipelines. * Experience designing cloud logging, monitoring and threat-detection capabilities. * Ability to create architecture designs and communicate technical decisions clearly. * Strong stakeholder-management and technical-assurance experience. * SC & NPPV3 Clearance Desirable * Experience with AWS EKS and highly available containerised deployments. * Knowledge of Keycloak, OpenOTP or comparable identity platforms. * Experience integrating Microsoft Defender for Cloud with AWS services. * Knowledge of AWS Security Lake, CloudWatch, Lambda and Step Functions. * Previous delivery experience within government, policing or another highly regulated environment. * Experience mentoring engineers and improving security practices across multidisciplinary teams., If you are an experienced AWS Architect with strong identity, automation and platform-security expertise, please apply with your latest CV for further information. ## Description You will provide architecture leadership across the AWS platform, helping onboard new applications and ensuring that security, integration and operational requirements are reflected within the technical design. 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