At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and deployment of cloud-native security solutions on AWS.
- Company: Join a leading enterprise digital platform in London.
- Benefits: Competitive contract rate, flexible working, and opportunities for extension.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with potential for career growth in tech.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in AI and security automation while enhancing your skills.
- Qualifications: Deep AWS expertise and experience in security automation required.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
- Tasks
- AWS Security & Cloud Platform consultant
- 3months + Contract with possible extension
Role Summary
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, Cloud Front, WAF, security automation, observability, large-scale log analytics, and cloud-native delivery practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Cloud Security & Edge Protection
- Design and implement AWS WAF and Cloud Front-based protection architectures.
- Configure managed rule sets, rate-limiting controls, traffic classification, and bot mitigation capabilities.
- Implement layered security controls to identify and mitigate malicious traffic.
- Build and optimize edge caching strategies to reduce origin load and operational costs.
- Infrastructure as Code & Platform Engineering
- Develop Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK, Cloud Formation, or Terraform.
- Contribute code through enterprise Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines.
- Create reusable deployment templates, automation scripts, and operational runbooks.
- Support deployment rehearsals and production release preparation.
- Observability & Analytics
Implement logging pipelines using
- AWS WAF Logs
- Kinesis Firehose
- Amazon S3
- Amazon Athena
- Cloud Watch
- Develop scheduled analytics queries and reporting frameworks.
- Establish operational dashboards, KPIs, alerting, and performance monitoring.
- Analyse traffic patterns and produce security and cost optimisation insights.
- Bot Detection & Threat Intelligence
- Develop traffic profiling and behavioural analysis models.
- Analyse API usage, fingerprinting signals, client patterns, token adoption, and anomaly indicators.
- Produce evidence packs for security reviews and governance gates.
- Measure detection effectiveness, precision, false-positive rates, and operational impact.
- AI & Security Automation
- Design and implement AI-assisted operational workflows.
- Build automated analysis and recommendation loops using AWS native services.
- Implement governance guardrails, kill‑switch controls, and audit mechanisms.
- Support autonomous or semi-autonomous security response workflows.
- Stakeholder Engagement
Work closely with
- Security teams
- Platform Engineering
- SRE teams
- Application Development teams
- Architecture and Governance forums
- Prepare executive‑level reports and decision‑gate documentation.
- Facilitate technical workshops and design reviews.
Requirements
- Required Skills
- AWS Expertise
- AWS WAF
- Amazon Cloud Front
- AWS Shield Advanced
- Amazon Athena
- Amazon S3
- Amazon Cloud Watch
- Amazon Kinesis Firehose
- AWS Lambda
- API Security
- Cost Optimisation
- Cloud Engineering
- AWS CDK
- Cloud Formation
- Terraform
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Git‑based development workflows
- Infrastructure Automation
- Security & Networking
- Web Application Security
- Bot Management
- API Security
- DDo S Protection
- Identity & Access Management
- Network Security Architecture
- Data & Analytics
- SQL / Athena Query Development
- Log Analytic
- 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.
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AWS Security & Cloud Platform Consultant employer: Kryptos Technologies limited
As an Agentic AI Engineer at our London office, you will join a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of AI technology. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that encourages continuous learning and professional growth, offering access to cutting-edge resources and training opportunities. With a focus on employee well-being and a commitment to diversity, we provide a supportive environment where your contributions are valued and impactful.
Contact Details:
Kryptos Technologies limited Recruitment Team
