Summary
What you’ll impact
The Principal Cloud Security Architect will evaluate cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP to identify security weaknesses, IAM misconfigurations, and design gaps. The role is fully remote, contract‑based, and requires independent work delivering actionable mitigation guidance and clear reports.
Responsibilities
What you'll do
- Assess cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP for security weaknesses and design flaws
- Review IAM configurations, network segmentation strategies, and resource-level policies
- Identify misconfigurations, privilege escalation risks, and insecure architectural patterns
- Produce structured, actionable mitigation guidance that engineering and security teams can act on
- Validate cloud environments against established security frameworks and industry best practices
- Support recurring assessments of evolving cloud environments and deployment patterns
- Translate complex technical findings into clear, well-documented reports for varied audiences
Requirements
What you’ll bring
- Deep, hands-on experience in cloud security architecture across one or more major cloud platforms
- Strong command of IAM design, network segmentation, and cloud-native service models
- Proven ability to identify architectural risk and document findings in a structured, professional format
- Comfortable working independently and delivering high-quality output without close supervision