Job Specifications
Lynx are working with a leading consultancy who partner with fast-moving engineering teams who build and run their businesses in the cloud. They need pragmatic, code-literate security specialists.
The Role
They're looking for a hands-on AWS Security Architect who lives and breathes AWS. You'll dissect designs, model attack paths, and show engineering teams what good really looks like. Depending on the engagement, you might run a threat model, assess CI/CD pipelines, learn a vendor DSL for a PoC, or build internal tooling. They don't expect you to know everything - just to be curious, practical, and willing to dive in.
What You'll Do
Threat Modelling & Architecture Reviews: Break down AWS services, map trust boundaries, build attack trees, and define security requirements before code ships.
Security Automation: Build IaC-driven checks, Lambda/Step Function tooling, CI/CD gates, and CSPM rules to enforce secure defaults at scale.
Hands-On Testing & Hardening: Perform cloud-native testing (IAM escalation, container escape attempts, infra abuse) and guide fixes directly via PRs.
DevSecOps Enablement: Pair with platform teams, review Terraform/CloudFormation/Kubernetes, and promote least privilege, logging, and runtime controls.
Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to documentation, demos, and continuous learning within the team.
What You Bring
Must-Haves
Deep AWS internals knowledge
Technical/IT degree (2:1 or above)
Proven threat-modelling experience (STRIDE, attack trees, etc.)
Strong coding skills (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
IaC expertise - Terraform, CrossPlane, Pulumi, CloudFormation, AWS CDK
CI/CD security automation experience (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
Nice-to-Haves
AWS Security Specialty, SANS, OSCP (skills over certificates, though!)
Multi-cloud or hybrid security experience
Container security & supply-chain/SBOM tooling
Applied cryptography fundamentals (KMS, envelope encryption, etc.)
Incident response or red/blue/purple team exposure
OSS security contributions or AWS community involvement
About the Company
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