Information Security Cloud Architect

Job Title: Information Security Cloud Consultant / Architect - AWS & Azure Day Rate: £600 per day - Outside IR35 / Limited Company Duration: 3+ months Based: Hybrid - Liverpool Start Date: ASAP Role We are seeking an experienced Information Security Cloud Consultant / Architect for an initial 3 month engagement, supporting the design, assurance and implementation of secure multi-cloud environments across AWS and Microsoft Azure. The role will provide specialist security architecture consultancy and independent design assurance for new cloud-based services and solutions, including cloud environments supporting the client's developing AI strategy, AI services and data platforms. Responsibilities

• Provide security architecture consultancy across AWS and Azure projects.

• Review and assure cloud solution designs against security standards, policies and architecture principles.

• Develop secure reference architectures, patterns and guardrails for multi-cloud environments.

• Support the secure design of environments for AI services, data platforms, experimentation and production AI workloads.

• Conduct security design reviews across cloud applications, services and infrastructure.

• Identify security risks and provide practical, proportionate remediation recommendations.

• Embed security-by-design principles throughout project delivery.

• Ensure effective integration between cloud-native security services and existing enterprise security capabilities.

• Produce clear security architecture, assurance and governance outputs.

• Work closely with enterprise architects, cloud engineers, project teams, third-party suppliers and managed service providers.

Experience

• Strong Cloud Security Architecture experience within complex enterprise environments.

• In-depth security experience across AWS and Microsoft Azure.

• Multi-cloud security architecture, controls, patterns and guardrails.

• Cloud IAM, network security, data protection, encryption, logging and monitoring.

• Cloud-native security tooling and enterprise security integration.

• Security architecture and assurance for cloud-hosted applications and infrastructure.

• Strong security risk assessment and remediation experience.

• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• Security architecture experience supporting AI/ML platforms and services.

• Securing AI workloads, data platforms and AI data pipelines.

• AWS and Azure AI services.

• Cisco enterprise security technologies.

• Zero Trust architecture and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Relevant certifications such as AWS Security, Azure Security, CISSP, CCSP or SABSA.