Principal Cloud Security Architect — Remote, IAM

Alignerr; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Async-friendly schedule

Contract-oriented engagement

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a Principal Cloud Security Architect to evaluate large-scale cloud environments and uncover architectural risks. The role delivers structured, actionable guidance that helps protect infrastructure relied on by millions of people and organizations.

This remote, hourly contract focuses on AWS, Azure, and GCP security architecture, IAM, and risk assessment. You will produce prioritized mitigations and validate security against industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in cloud security architecture across major cloud platforms.
• Strong command of IAM, network design, and cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Ability to document security findings clearly and in an actionable format.
• Identify misconfigurations, privilege escalation paths, and systemic architectural risks.

Responsibilities

• Assess cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP for security vulnerabilities and design gaps.
• Review IAM configurations, identity models, network segmentation, and resource policies for privilege risks and misconfigurations.
• Identify insecure patterns, architectural flaws, and long-term security design weaknesses.
• Produce clear, structured reports summarizing findings and providing prioritized mitigation guidance.
• Validate cloud environments against established security frameworks and industry best practices.
• Support recurring security assessments of cloud environments and evolving deployment patterns.

Skills

Cloud security architecture

IAM principles

Network design

Documentation of findings

Risk assessment

Job description

Alignerr is seeking a Principal Cloud Security Architect to evaluate large-scale cloud environments and uncover architectural risks. The role delivers structured, actionable guidance that helps protect infrastructure relied on by millions of people and organizations.

This remote, hourly contract focuses on AWS, Azure, and GCP security architecture, IAM, and risk assessment. You will produce prioritized mitigations and validate security against industry best practices.