Cloud Security Architect – Contract Position - HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 6-month contract
Location/Office Time: 1-2 days per week in the Dublin office, 3-4 days working from home
Rate: €600 - €750 per day (Flexible)

Summary

A hands‑on Cloud Product Security Architect, to serve as a lead security engineer safeguarding the banking products (web, mobile, thick client, etc.), platforms, and business applications. This role will be responsible for proactively reducing technical security risk through deep engagement with product teams, rigorous architecture and application reviews, and the design and validation of embedded security controls across cloud and distributed environments.

Key Skills
  • At least 6-8 years of experience focused on Product and Cloud security, preferably within financial services sector
  • Experience with SAST, and SCA tools like Snyk, CodeQL, Veracode, Checkmarx, SonarQube, etc.
  • Experience in cloud security architecture (AWS or Azure) and management, as well as knowledge of security best practices
  • AWS or Azure Cloud Security certification will be a plus
  • Experience in collaborating with engineering teams and senior technical stakeholders
Responsibilities
  • Conduct hands-on security assessments in line with secure by design principles at the 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 that are embedded directly into system and application architectures, including secure identity and access design, cryptographic protections, network isolation, runtime enforcement, and secure defaults across cloud and distributed environments.
  • Operate effectively within agile engineering environments, embedding security into iterative delivery through DevSecOps and Shift-Left principles including but not limited to ensuring the execution and delivery of automated security testing and compliance checks like 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