AWS Network and Security Lead
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The Role: We are looking for a Cloud Security Engineer with experience on AWS, to join our growing team. The successful candidate will have an essential role in ensuring the information security of our business. You will be working in a team that is designing and building..., A prominent IT consulting firm in the UK is seeking an AWS Network and Security Lead responsible for designing and managing secure cloud infrastructures on AWS. The role includes optimizing network architectures, leading security measures, and automating processes using..., Lead Network Engineer Cisco, Meraki & Azure Hybrid 4 days in Central London £85k plus 20% bonus plus excellent benefits An established, fast-growing organisation is looking for aLead Network Engineerto own the design and operation of its network infrastructure, this is...
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AWS Network and Security Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud network infrastructures on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role leads the strategy, governance, and execution of cloud networking and security architecture, ensuring the protection, compliance, and performance of enterprise workloads.The position requires deep hands-on expertise in AWS networking and security services, strong stakeholder and team leadership, and the ability to drive cloud-security best practices across the organisation.Key Responsibilities Network Architecture & EngineeringDesign, implement, and optimize complex AWS network architectures using VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPN, Elastic Load Balancing, Route 53, and PrivateLink.Define and manage network segmentation strategies, routing policies, and hybrid connectivity models.Ensure high availability, performance, and resiliency across multi-region and multi-account AWS network environments.Oversee IP address management (IPAM) and global traffic management.Security Architecture & OperationsLead the design, implementation, and enforcement of AWS security controls and guardrails.Implement and manage AWS WAF, Shield, Security Groups, NACLs, KMS, IAM, SCPs, Organizations, Config, GuardDuty, Inspector, and Security Hub.Develop and maintain security baselines, network policies, and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, CIS, NIST, PCI-DSS).Perform threat modelling, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis.Lead incident response processes for cloud security events.Cloud Governance & Best PracticesDefine governance models for multi-account AWS environments using Landing Zones/Control Tower.Establish and enforce tagging standards, monitoring standards, and network/security automation.Develop and maintain runbooks, playbooks, HLD/LLD documents.Automation & DevSecOpsImplement infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) for network and security provisioning.Integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines.Automate compliance and drift detection using AWS native tools and scripting (Python/Bash).Key Skills & Experience Technical Expertise7+ years of hands-on AWS networking/security experience.Deep knowledge of IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager.Monitoring and logging with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Lambda, OpenSearch.Strong understanding of Zero Trust, least privilege, defence-in-depth, and cloud-native security models.Tools & TechnologiesIaC: Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK.Security: GuardDuty, Security Hub, Shield, WAF.Scripting: Python, Bash.CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline.Seniority level Mid-Senior levelEmployment type ContractJob function Information TechnologyIndustries IT Services and IT Consulting#J-18808-Ljbffr Similar jobs, Job Description Contract Technical Architect (Cloud AWS, On-Prem, Networking, Integration all+). Skills required: Technical Architecture, Networking, Procurement, Integration all+ - covering full technical and delivery scope. (end-to-end responsibility for how systems are..., We are looking for an experienced Python Backend Developer with strong cloud expertise and hands-on experience building or supporting enterprise-grade platforms. This role is ideal for someone who has worked on complex, high-performance systems such as trading platforms,...
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Job Title: Network, Data and Zero Trust Consultant Location: London Salary: Competitive Salary & Package (Dependent on Experience) Level: Accenture will be hiring at Consultant level **Please Note: Due to the nature of client work you will be undertaking, you will need...
