AWS Security & Cloud Architect

AWS Security & Cloud Architect London 6 month contract+ Up to £450pd OUTSIDE IR35 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. 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 & 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