Senior AWS Cloud Security Architect

Job#: 3028859

Job Description:
Senior AWS Cloud Security Architect

Location: Chandler, Arizona (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Security Architect to design and lead security-centric cloud platforms within a regulated banking and financial services environment. This role demands deep hands-on expertise in AWS security architecture, with extensive experience designing, implementing, and governing AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and enterprise encryption strategies. The candidate will architect secure, compliant, and audit-ready AWS environments, lead Terraform module development, and design secure CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design security-by-design AWS architectures aligned to banking regulatory and risk standards.
• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for AWS KMS and related cryptographic services, designing and managing customer-managed KMS keys (CMKs).
• Lead the development of security-hardened Terraform modules with encryption and KMS controls embedded by default.
• Design and maintain secure, enterprise CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Develop security automation and tooling using Java and Go to manage encryption workflows and key access patterns.
• Use Ansible for secure configuration management, system hardening, and orchestration.
• Act as the primary cloud architecture liaison to Information Security, Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams.
• Lead root cause analysis for security or encryption-related incidents.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 7 to 10 years of professional experience.

Technical Skills:

• Deep hands-on expertise with AWS security services, especially AWS KMS.
• Proven experience designing enterprise encryption and key management strategies.
• Extensive experience with Terraform module development in regulated environments.
• Strong experience building secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in Java and Go.
• Experience with Ansible for secure automation.
• Strong knowledge of IAM, network security, logging, and monitoring.
• Experience working in Agile environments using JIRA.

Work Environment

This position requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated pay range for this position is $80.00/hr to $89.74/hr. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and experience.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.