AWS Security & Cloud Platform Consultant
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LocationLondon
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AWS Security & Cloud Platform consultant
Location: London,UK
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, CloudFront, 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 CloudFront-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, CloudFormation, 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
CloudWatch
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 CloudFront
AWS Shield Advanced
Amazon Athena
Amazon S3
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon Kinesis Firehose
AWS Lambda
API Security
Cost Optimisation
Cloud Engineering
AWS CDK
CloudFormation
Terraform
CI/CD Pipelines
Git-based development workflows
Infrastructure Automation
Security & Networking
Web Application Security
Bot Management
API Security
DDoS 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
Location: London,UK
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, CloudFront, 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 CloudFront-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, CloudFormation, 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
CloudWatch
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 CloudFront
AWS Shield Advanced
Amazon Athena
Amazon S3
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon Kinesis Firehose
AWS Lambda
API Security
Cost Optimisation
Cloud Engineering
AWS CDK
CloudFormation
Terraform
CI/CD Pipelines
Git-based development workflows
Infrastructure Automation
Security & Networking
Web Application Security
Bot Management
API Security
DDoS 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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