Security Architect

Opus Recruitment Solutions; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cybersecurity is seeking a Security Architect to focus on designing secure systems within AWS environments. The ideal candidate should have a robust background in Application Security, DevSecOps, and IAM, along with hands-on experience in cloud security tools. The role includes collaboration with development teams to ensure best security practices during the application lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, and IAM within AWS.
• Expertise in AWS security services (IAM, KMS, GuardDuty).
• Understanding of Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure architectures for AWS applications.
• Integrate security into CI/CD pipelines following DevSecOps principles.
• Lead application security efforts including threat modeling.

Skills

Application Security

DevSecOps

IAM

Cloud Security Monitoring

Threat Detection

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

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Senior Consultant - Cyber Security - Opus Recruitment Solutions

Security Architect – AWS focused – London hybrid - £80,000 - £100,000 + Benefits + Bonus

After continued success throughout 2024, and so far in 2025, our client is looking to further add to their Security Architecture team with an experienced Security Architect. Our client is looking for an Architect strong in Application Security, DevSecOps, and IAM.

This role will focus on designing and implementing secure architectures within AWS cloud environments, ensuring best practices are followed to protect applications, data, and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will collaborate with development, DevOps, and security teams to embed security into the software development lifecycle while leveraging cloud-native security tools.

Main responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure architectures for applications and cloud-native services within AWS.
• Develop and enforce DevSecOps principles by integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead efforts in application security, including secure coding practices, threat modelling, and vulnerability assessments.
• Architect and manage IAM policies, roles, and permissions across AWS resources.
• Guide development teams on security best practices related to AWS security services such as AWS IAM, AWS GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, and AWS KMS.

To be considered, you should have:

• Proven experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, and IAM within cloud environments, ideally AWS.
• Expertise in AWS security services, including IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and AWS WAF.
• Strong understanding of Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with cloud security monitoring and threat detection.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS EKS, Docker.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media

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