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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced AWS Security & Cloud Platform Consultant to lead the technical execution of a large-scale Defensive AI and Bot Mitigation Proof of Value for a high-volume enterprise digital platform. The consultant will design, build, and deploy cloud-native security controls, observability solutions, traffic analytics, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted operational capabilities using AWS services and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

Design and implement AWS WAF and CloudFront-based protection architectures.
Configure managed rule sets, rate-limiting controls, traffic classification, and bot mitigation capabilities.
Implement layered security controls to identify and mitigate malicious traffic.
Build and optimize edge caching strategies to reduce origin load and operational costs.
Develop Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
Contribute code through enterprise Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines.
Create reusable deployment templates, automation scripts, and operational runbooks.
Support deployment rehearsals and production release preparation.
Implement logging pipelines using AWS WAF Logs, Kinesis Firehose, Amazon S3, Amazon Athena, and CloudWatch.
Develop scheduled analytics queries and reporting frameworks.
Establish operational dashboards, KPIs, alerting, and performance monitoring.
Analyse traffic patterns and produce security and cost optimisation insights.
Develop traffic profiling and behavioural analysis models.
Analyse API usage, fingerprinting signals, client patterns, token adoption, and anomaly indicators.
Produce evidence packs for security reviews and governance gates.
Measure detection effectiveness, precision, false-positive rates, and operational impact.
Design and implement AI-assisted operational workflows.
Build automated analysis and recommendation loops using AWS native services.
Implement governance guardrails, kill-switch controls, and audit mechanisms.
Support autonomous or semi-autonomous security response workflows.
Work closely with Security teams, Platform Engineering, SRE teams, Application Development teams, and Architecture and Governance forums.
Prepare executive-level reports and decision-gate documentation.
Facilitate technical workshops and design reviews.

Requirements

AWS WAF
Amazon CloudFront
AWS Shield Advanced
Amazon Athena
Amazon S3
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon Kinesis Firehose
AWS Lambda
API Security
Cost Optimisation
AWS CDK
CloudFormation
Terraform
CI/CD Pipelines
Git-based development workflows
Infrastructure Automation
Web Application Security
Bot Management
API Security
DDoS Protection
Identity & Access Management
Network Security Architecture
SQL / Athena Query Development
Log Analytics
Threat Detection
Data Visualisation
KPI and Operational Reporting
AWS Certified Security Specialty
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
AWS Advanced Networking Certification
Experience delivering security transformation initiatives on AWS.
Experience working in regulated, enterprise-scale environments.
Familiarity with AI-driven operations (AIOps), security analytics, and autonomous remediation frameworks.

Skills

AWS WAF
Amazon CloudFront
AWS Shield Advanced
Amazon Athena
Amazon S3
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon Kinesis Firehose
AWS Lambda
API Security
Cost Optimisation
AWS CDK
CloudFormation
Terraform
CI/CD Pipelines
Git
Infrastructure Automation
Web Application Security
Bot Management
API Security
DDoS Protection
Identity & Access Management
Network Security Architecture
SQL
Athena Query Development
Log Analytics
Threat Detection
Data Visualisation
KPI and Operational Reporting
AI-driven operations (AIOps)
Security Analytics
Autonomous Remediation Frameworks

Location

London, UK

Work Type

Contract
Onsite

Experience Level

Experienced