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AWS Security Platform Architect/Engineer
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This role is for an AWS Security Platform Architect/Engineer on a 6-month contract, paying £600-£700 per day. It requires hands-on AWS security experience in Financial Services, proficiency in Terraform, and AWS security services, with AWS Certified Security – Specialty preferred.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
700
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🗓️ - Date
June 19, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Inside IR35
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
London Area, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Cloud #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #IAM (Identity and Access Management) #Network Security #Terraform #Security
Role description
AWS Security Platform Architect/Engineer - Remote / London | 6-Month Contract | £600-£700 per day | Inside IR35
I'm partnered with a leading UK client looking for an experienced AWS Security Platform Engineer to design, build and enhance secure AWS environments within a highly regulated Financial Services setting.
This is a hands-on role requiring strong implementation experience across AWS security services, Infrastructure as Code, governance and cloud security best practices.
Key Skills & Experience:
• Hands-on AWS security engineering and implementation
• Terraform and/or CloudFormation
• AWS Control Tower, Config, CloudTrail, IAM, KMS and Secrets Manager
• AWS Landing Zones, guardrails and security governance
• Threat detection, network security and cloud security controls
• AWS identity design including least privilege, SCPs, permission boundaries and cross-account access
• Strong understanding of encryption, data sovereignty and secure data handling
• Experience delivering security solutions in Financial Services or other regulated environments
• Ability to advise stakeholders on AWS Well-Architected Framework and security best practices
Certifications:
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty preferred
• CISSP or similar security certifications beneficial
AWS Security Platform Architect/Engineer - Remote / London | 6-Month Contract | £600-£700 per day | Inside IR35
AWS Security Platform Architect/Engineer - Remote / London | 6-Month Contract | £600-£700 per day | Inside IR35
I'm partnered with a leading UK client looking for an experienced AWS Security Platform Engineer to design, build and enhance secure AWS environments within a highly regulated Financial Services setting.
This is a hands-on role requiring strong implementation experience across AWS security services, Infrastructure as Code, governance and cloud security best practices.
Key Skills & Experience:
• Hands-on AWS security engineering and implementation
• Terraform and/or CloudFormation
• AWS Control Tower, Config, CloudTrail, IAM, KMS and Secrets Manager
• AWS Landing Zones, guardrails and security governance
• Threat detection, network security and cloud security controls
• AWS identity design including least privilege, SCPs, permission boundaries and cross-account access
• Strong understanding of encryption, data sovereignty and secure data handling
• Experience delivering security solutions in Financial Services or other regulated environments
• Ability to advise stakeholders on AWS Well-Architected Framework and security best practices
Certifications:
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty preferred
• CISSP or similar security certifications beneficial
AWS Security Platform Architect/Engineer - Remote / London | 6-Month Contract | £600-£700 per day | Inside IR35
