Define and manage IAM roles, policies, permission boundaries, service roles, and cross-account access.
Implement and enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and strong authentication mechanisms.
Establish appropriate access controls for employees, administrators, applications, workloads, and third-party users.
Implement secure privileged-access mechanisms for administrative and high-risk accounts.
Integrate AWS environments with enterprise Identity Providers and Single Sign-On (SSO) platforms.
Regularly review IAM permissions to identify excessive, unused, or inappropriate access.
Identify and remediate risks such as overly permissive IAM policies, exposed credentials, inactive accounts, and inappropriate privilege escalation paths.
Establish processes for joiner, mover, and leaver access management.
Support periodic access reviews and provide evidence for security and compliance audits.
3. Security Automation & DevSecOps
Integrate security controls and automated security checks into CI/CD pipelines.
Implement security testing across infrastructure, application, container, and cloud configurations.
Use Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform to consistently deploy and manage cloud security controls.
Implement automated checks for infrastructure misconfigurations, insecure configurations, and policy violations before deployment.
Introduce policy-as-code and automated compliance validation where appropriate.
Automate remediation of common cloud security misconfigurations and security findings.
Work closely with DevOps and engineering teams to embed DevSecOps practices into the software development lifecycle.
Develop reusable Terraform modules, security templates, policies, and automation frameworks.
Ensure security controls are repeatable, auditable, version-controlled, and integrated into automated deployment processes.
Continuously improve the organization's security posture through automation and standardization.
Key Attributes
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to translate security requirements into practical cloud architectures and technical controls.
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to work across architecture, engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams.
Strong ownership of security risks and remediation.
Ability to balance security, business requirements, operational considerations, and delivery timelines.