AWS Security Architect — Onsite, W2

System One, Inc.; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

System One, Inc. is seeking an AWS Security Architect to define security requirements for AWS services, IaC, containers, APIs, data, and AI platforms. The role emphasizes building reusable security patterns and automating policy controls with Terraform Sentinel.

You will apply threat modeling and secure design principles across IAM, networking, storage, databases, serverless, and CI/CD services, ensuring alignment with NIST, OWASP, and other standards. On-site work is required.

Qualifications

• Deep experience securing AWS environments, including IAM, networking, storage, databases, serverless, containers, messaging, and CI/CD services.
• Strong background in information security architecture, application security, cloud security, and IaC security.
• Hands on threat modeling experience using STRIDE, attack trees, data flow analysis, and trust boundary analysis.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and DevSecOps security controls, including policy as code tools such as Terraform Sentinel.
• Experience with data security, encryption, key management, access controls, API security, and identity and access management.
• Familiarity with security standards and frameworks such as NIST, OWASP, CIS Benchmarks, FedRAMP, ISO, and SOX.
• Ability to turn security findings into clear, practical controls and guidance for technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Set security requirements for AWS services, Infrastructure as Code, containers, APIs, data, and AI platforms.
• Develop reusable security patterns and automate policy controls using tools such as Terraform Sentinel.

Skills

AWS security

IAM & networking

IaC security

Threat modeling

DevSecOps

Data security

CI/CD security

Compliance standards

Policy as code

Tools

Terraform Sentinel

Job description

System One, Inc. is seeking an AWS Security Architect to define security requirements for AWS services, IaC, containers, APIs, data, and AI platforms. The role emphasizes building reusable security patterns and automating policy controls with Terraform Sentinel.

You will apply threat modeling and secure design principles across IAM, networking, storage, databases, serverless, and CI/CD services, ensuring alignment with NIST, OWASP, and other standards. On-site work is required.