Job Title: Senior AWS Security Architect - Threat Modeling
Location: Birmingham, AL, Columbia, SC, Knoxville, TN or Lafayette, LA
Type: Fulltime
Responsibilities - Seeking a Senior AWS Security Architect to strengthen security across cloud applications, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.
- You will assess complex systems through threat modeling, translate risks into practical security controls, and help teams apply enterprise standards throughout development and deployment.
- The role includes setting security requirements for AWS services, Infrastructure as Code, containers, APIs, data, and AI platforms.
- You will also develop reusable security patterns and automate policy controls using tools such as Terraform Sentinel.
Requirements - Deep experience securing AWS environments, including IAM, networking, storage, databases, serverless, containers, messaging, and CI/CD services
- Strong background in information security architecture, application security, cloud security, and Infrastructure as Code security
- Hands on threat modeling experience using STRIDE, attack trees, data flow analysis, and trust boundary analysis
- Knowledge of CI/CD and DevSecOps security controls, including policy as code tools such as Terraform Sentinel
- Experience with data security, encryption, key management, access controls, API security, and identity and access management
- Familiarity with security standards and frameworks such as NIST, OWASP, CIS Benchmarks, FedRAMP, ISO, and SOX
- Ability to turn security findings into clear, practical controls and guidance for technical teams
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field. Relevant experience and certifications may be considered in place of a degree.
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