Summary
What you’ll impact
The Principal Cloud Security Architect will evaluate cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP to identify security weaknesses, misconfigurations, and design gaps. The role involves producing detailed documentation and providing mitigation guidance while supporting ongoing assessments in a fully remote, flexible contract setting.
Responsibilities
What you'll do
- Assess cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP for security weaknesses and design flaws
- Review IAM configurations, network segmentation, and resource-level policies for privilege risks and insecure patterns
- Identify misconfigurations, architectural vulnerabilities, and gaps in security controls
- Produce clear, structured documentation of findings and actionable mitigation guidance
- Validate cloud environments against established security frameworks and industry best practices
- Support recurring assessments of cloud environments and evolving deployment patterns
Requirements
What you’ll bring
- Deep, hands-on experience in cloud security architecture at scale
- Strong command of IAM models, network design principles, and cloud service models
- Ability to translate complex architectural findings into clear, structured written reports
- Proven track record identifying real-world security gaps — not just checkbox compliance