Cloud Product Security Architect

About

My client, a multinational professional services organisation is on the lookout for a Cloud Product Security Architect to join their team on an initial 6-12 month contract with view for extension.

The Job

• Hands-on Cloud Product Security Architect role, acting as a lead security engineer to safeguard products (web, mobile, thick client, etc.), platforms, and business applications.
• Proactively reduce technical security risk through deep engagement with product teams, rigorous architecture and application reviews, and the design/validation of embedded security controls across cloud and distributed environments.
• Conduct hands-on security assessments in line with secure-by-design principles at application, platform, and system levels, using threat modelling and architecture reviews to identify design flaws, cloud misconfigurations, insecure dependencies, and API abuse scenarios.
• Design and recommend concrete security controls embedded directly into system and application architectures, including secure identity and access design, cryptographic protections, network isolation, runtime enforcement, and secure defaults.
• Operate effectively within agile engineering environments, embedding security into iterative delivery through DevSecOps and Shift-Left principles, including automated security testing and compliance checks (SAST, SCA, DAST) and secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead the implementation and management of CSPM tools to continuously monitor, assess, and remediate misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in cloud environments.

Have You

• At least 6-8 years of focused experience in Product and Cloud security.
• Strong experience with SAST and SCA tools such as Snyk, CodeQL, Veracode, Checkmarx, SonarQube, etc.
• Solid experience in cloud security architecture and management, along with deep knowledge of security best practices.
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams and senior technical stakeholders.
• AWS or Azure Cloud Security certification is a plus.