Associate Director (Cloud Security Architect)
Core
Designing and implementing AWS cloud security architecture, controls, and multi-account environments for large-scale production systems.
Role type
Senior IC Cloud Security Architect
Builds
Secure AWS multi-account architectures, landing zones, and cloud-native security controls
Domain
Cloud Security / AWS
Required skills
AWS cloud security architecture, AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies (SCPs), AWS IAM, VPC security, Kubernetes security, Terraform, Policy-as-Code, CI/CD security integration, data protection, cloud compliance
Preferred skills
Disaster recovery architecture, security audit support, reusable security reference architectures
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, EKS
Responsibilities
Design and maintain secure multi-account AWS environments and landing zones; Implement least-privilege access controls using AWS IAM; Design and enforce secure VPC networking and workload isolation; Establish security baselines for Kubernetes clusters; Implement IaC and Policy-as-Code security guardrails; Identify and remediate cloud misconfigurations and vulnerabilities; Define and implement data protection controls including encryption and secrets management; Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines; Develop reusable security reference architectures and remediation roadmaps; Support cloud resilience and disaster recovery initiatives; Provide technical evidence and documentation for audits and compliance assessments.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
