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# AWS Security & Cloud Architect

- **Company:** Third Nexus
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Data Visualization, DDoS Mitigation, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Log Analysis, Web Application Security, SQL Databases, AWS Cdk, Cloud Platform System, Software Security, AWS Lambda, Cloudformation, Data Analytics, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.cv-library.co.uk/job/225506429/aws-security-cloud-architect

## About the Role

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 & Networking

 * Web Application Security
 * Bot Management
 * API Security
 * DDoS Protection

Data & 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 (AIOps), security analytics, and autonomous remediation frameworks

## Description

We are seeking an experienced AWS Security & 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.


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