AWS Network Security Engineer

Location: South Croydon

Location:

Mostly remote with occasional travel to London Contract length: 6 months (high possibility for extension)

Start Date:

Immediately Daily rate - £595 (inside IR35) Sponsorship is not available for this role We are hiring a Principal AWS Network Security Engineer to design and deliver secure, scalable cloud networking solutions. This role focuses on AWS network security architecture, hybrid connectivity, and enterprise-scale environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement secure AWS VPC architectures (multi-region, segmented)
Build and manage Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, and private networking

Implement AWS security services (Guard Duty, Security Hub, WAF, Shield)
Design hybrid connectivity using VPN and Direct Connect with high availability

Integrate AWS logs and telemetry into SIEM platforms (e.g. Splunk, Sentinel)
Deliver automation using Terraform, Cloud Formation, and Lambda Ensure secure, compliant, and observable cloud environments Required Skillset:
Strong AWS networking experience: VPC, routing, segmentation, private endpoints AWS security services:
Guard Duty, Security Hub, WAF, Shield, IAMHybrid connectivity: VPN, Direct Connect, BGPNetwork security fundamentals: firewalls, zero-trust, micro-segmentationSIEM and monitoring:
Cloud Watch, VPC Flow Logs, Splunk or similar

Infrastructure as Code:
Terraform or Cloud Formation Scripting /automation:
Python, Bash, or similar

Enterprise firewall exposure:
Palo Alto, Check Point or Fortinet