About the Role
What if your deep expertise in cloud security could directly protect the infrastructure that millions of people and organizations rely on every day? We're looking for a Principal Cloud Security Architect to take a hard, expert look at large-scale cloud environments — finding the architectural risks, misconfigurations, and design flaws that others miss before they become critical vulnerabilities.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for senior cloud security professionals who think in systems, communicate with clarity, and know how to turn complex findings into actionable guidance.
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Focus: Cloud Security Architecture Assessment across AWS, Azure, and GCP
What You'll Do
- Evaluate cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP for security gaps and design weaknesses
- Review IAM configurations, network segmentation, and resource policies for privilege risks and insecure patterns
- Identify misconfigurations, architectural flaws, and long-term security design gaps
- Produce clear, structured documentation of findings with prioritized mitigation guidance
- Validate cloud environments against established security frameworks and industry best practices
- Support recurring assessments across cloud environments and evolving deployment patterns
Who You Are
Must-Have:
- Deep, hands-on experience in cloud security architecture — you've seen what good and bad look like at scale
- Strong command of IAM models, network design principles, and cloud service models across major providers
- Ability to translate complex architectural findings into clear, structured, actionable reports
- Methodical and thorough — you don't just spot problems, you explain why they matter and how to fix them
Nice to Have:
- Experience with multi-cloud environments and cross-platform security strategy
- Familiarity with zero-trust architecture principles and implementation
- Background in high-compliance environments (FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, etc.)
- Security certifications such as CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, or CISSP
Why Join Us
- Work on high-stakes, intellectually challenging security problems that actually matter
- Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
- Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, clearly scoped engagements
- Make a direct, tangible impact on the security posture of large-scale cloud environments
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new assessments are initiated