AWS Cloud Security Architect

Overview: We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Security Architect to support an ongoing engagement with a major client in the Aviation industry. The team is building a cloud-native cybersecurity capability aligned to a modern AWS-first technology estate. The objective is to establish a platform-oriented security engineering team that designs, builds, and operates security as code, embedded within DevOps and platform engineering practices What will you do? Define and implement security reference architectures (IAM, logging, detection, vulnerability management) Design and build secure cloud landing zone patterns Translate policy and regulatory requirements into technical controls Develop reusable security frameworks (Terraform modules, policy-as-code, pipelines) Make strategic tooling and integration decisions Provide technical leadership across engineering teams and partners What are we looking for? Strong AWS security architecture and engineering experience Hands-on development (Python preferred) Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) Experience building cloud platforms or shared services Experience in large-scale, multi-account environments Experience in regulated industries is desirable Experience with AI/LLM security or advanced detection is desirable Hands-on engineering capability (recent coding experience) AWS-native experience (not generic cloud) Automation-first mindset Experience working at scale Airline/Regulated industry experience is nice to have Platform engin