At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead AWS security projects and design cloud-native security solutions for a high-volume platform.
- Company: Join a leading tech firm in London focused on innovative cloud security.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with potential for contract extension and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cloud security while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Deep AWS expertise and experience in security automation and cloud engineering.
The predicted salary is between 60750 - 74250 £ 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 S3Amazon 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 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.
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AWS Security & Cloud Platform Consultant employer: United States Digital Space LLC
United States Digital Space LLC is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises innovation and collaboration in the heart of Greater London. With a strong focus on employee well-being and flexible work options, we provide ample opportunities for professional growth and development, making it an ideal environment for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of AI-enabled SaaS engineering.
Contact Details:
United States Digital Space LLC Recruitment Team
