Cloud Security Architect

Job Title: Cloud Security Architect

Location: Bellevue, WA

Duration: Contract

Term: 6+ months

Job Description:

Experience Desired: 12+ Years.

• We are looking for an Onshore Cloud Security Engineer to design, implement, and automate security controls across cloud environments.
• The primary focus of this role is cloud security, governance, compliance, and automation to secure containerized workloads and platforms.
• This role partners closely with platform, DevOps, and application teams to enforce security at scale across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cloud Security (Primary) Design and implement cloud security controls across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform Enforce IAM least-privilege, identity governance, and access controls Secure cloud networking (VPC/VNET, security groups, NSGs, firewalls, private endpoints)
• Implement CNAPP / CSPM / CWPP / CIEM controls and remediation workflows Automate security remediation using Python scripts, serverless functions, and APIs.
• Build and maintain security guardrails using IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep) Support compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, SOC2, ISO, PCI, HIPAA) Kubernetes Security (Secondary) Review and enforce Kubernetes.

Key Skills:

Cloud Security, Security Architecture, AWS, Firewall