Senior AWS Security Architect - Threat Modeling

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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