What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Security Architect (AWS) position at Cynet Systems?
We are looking for a Cloud Security Architect (AWS) for our client in New York City, NY
Job Title: Cloud Security Architect (AWS)
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Pay Range: $55hr - $60hr
Responsibilities:
- Lead AWS landing zone and Control Tower / AFT assessments and improvements.
- Define multi-account strategy, environment separation, and shared services model.
- Design IAM architecture including roles, permission boundaries, and AWS Identity Center integration.
- Define network architecture, segmentation, routing, and connectivity guardrails.
- Establish enterprise tagging, naming standards, and security/compliance guardrails (SCP intent).
- Create and maintain AWS reference architectures and golden paths (EC2, ECS, EKS, Serverless).
- Define policy-as-code intent in collaboration with DevOps teams.
- Provide architectural guidance for DR, resilience, RTO/RPO, and SRE fundamentals.
- Review designs and provide architectural oversight for AWS workloads.
- Develop COE documentation, standards, and onboarding materials.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional (preferred).
- AWS Certified Security Specialty.
Salary : $55 - $60