Security Architect (AWS Security Architect)
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| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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| Location | Aurora, IL 60504 Aurora, Illinois open_in_new |
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Job Description
Position : Security Architect (AWS Security Architect)
Location : Philadelphia, PA
Duration : Fulltime
Job Description:
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
Roles & Responsibilities:
Location : Philadelphia, PA
Duration : Fulltime
Job Description:
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
- 8 years in cybersecurity, with at least 3 in cloud security architecture.
- Deep expertise in AWS security services.
- Strong understanding of Zero Trust, network security, IAM, and encryption.
- Experience with SIEM/SOAR, CSPM, CIEM, CWPP, and container security platforms.
- Proficiency in DevSecOps tooling and IaC (Terraform).
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI).
- Exposure to AWS AI services such as AWS Security Hub, Amazon Inspector, Amazon GuardDuty — AI Driven Threat Detection
- IaC and automation experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD security integration.
- Kubernetes and container security skills covering EKS hardening, image scanning, and runtime protection
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain enterprise level cloud security reference architectures, patterns, and guardrails.
- Lead architectural reviews for cloud initiatives to ensure alignment with security standards.
- Drive adoption of Zero Trust architecture across cloud platforms.
- Design and enforce IAM frameworks in AWS.
- Establish least privilege models, federation, SSO, and privileged access strategies.
- Implement and maintain controls aligned with frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, PCI, and SOC 2.
- Oversee CSPM, CIEM, and security governance tooling to ensure continuous compliance and posture management.
- Collaborate with SOC and incident response teams to enhance cloud threat detection.
- Define monitoring strategies using SIEM/SOAR and cloud-native capabilities.
- Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines in coordination with DevOps teams.
- Promote secure Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform · Automate compliance checks, security scans, and remediation workflows.
- Define enterprise data protection standards for encryption, tokenization, key management, and data classification.
- Ensure secure configurations for cloud storage, databases, and data services.
- Architect secure Kubernetes, serverless, and containerized environments.
- Oversee container scanning, registry governance, and runtime protection.
- Act as a senior advisor to business and technical teams on cloud security risks and solutions.
- Support audits, risk assessments, and enterprise governance processes.
- Communicate architectural decisions and rationale to executives and engineering teams.
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