What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Cloud Security Architect position at Alignerr?
About The Role
What if your deep expertise in cloud security could directly protect large-scale environments from the architectural risks that most teams never catch? We're looking for a Principal Cloud Security Architect to evaluate cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP — hunting down misconfigurations, IAM vulnerabilities, and long-term design gaps before they become breaches.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for seasoned cloud security professionals who think in systems, communicate clearly, and know exactly where cloud architectures go wrong.
What You Bring
What if your deep expertise in cloud security could directly protect large-scale environments from the architectural risks that most teams never catch? We're looking for a Principal Cloud Security Architect to evaluate cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP — hunting down misconfigurations, IAM vulnerabilities, and long-term design gaps before they become breaches.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for seasoned cloud security professionals who think in systems, communicate clearly, and know exactly where cloud architectures go wrong.
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: Flexible, with potential for recurring engagements
- Assess cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP for security weaknesses and design flaws
- Review IAM configurations, network segmentation, and resource-level policies for privilege risks and insecure patterns
- Identify misconfigurations, architectural vulnerabilities, and gaps in security controls
- Produce clear, structured documentation of findings and actionable mitigation guidance
- Validate cloud environments against established security frameworks and industry best practices
- Support recurring assessments of cloud environments and evolving deployment patterns
What You Bring
- Deep, hands-on experience in cloud security architecture at scale
- Strong command of IAM models, network design principles, and cloud service models
- Ability to translate complex architectural findings into clear, structured written reports
- Proven track record identifying real-world security gaps — not just checkbox compliance
- Experience working across multi-cloud environments
- Familiarity with zero-trust architecture principles
- Background in high-compliance environments (FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, etc.)
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, CISSP, or equivalent
- Work on high-impact security challenges across complex, large-scale cloud environments
- Fully remote and flexible — work on your schedule, from wherever you work best
- Freelance autonomy with meaningful, substantive work that actually matters
- Potential for ongoing engagements and long-term contract extension
- Contribute directly to stronger cloud security postures at a meaningful scale
Salary : $40 - $80