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Saurabh Bhargav
• May 7
AWS Cloud Architecture, Security & SOC 2 Compliance
Designed and implemented a secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud architecture for production-grade applications with a strong focus on cloud security, operational reliability, compliance alignment, and infrastructure optimization. The environment was architected using multi-tier networking with public and private subnets, centralized security controls, monitoring, and automated deployment workflows.
The architecture was designed to align with SOC 2 security principles and industry best practices by implementing least-privilege access controls, continuous monitoring, centralized logging, and secure secrets management.
Key Responsibilities
• Designed a production-grade AWS architecture using VPC, public/private subnets, security groups, and multi-AZ deployment strategies for high availability and fault tolerance.
• Configured Route 53, CloudFront, and Application Load Balancer (ALB) to provide secure traffic routing, low-latency content delivery, and scalable application access.
• Implemented AWS WAF to protect applications from SQL injection (SQLi), XSS attacks, bot traffic, and unauthorized access attempts.
• Built and managed scalable EC2 infrastructure with Auto Scaling Groups to improve application availability and optimize resource utilization.
• Designed secure database architecture using Amazon RDS deployed in private subnets with restricted access and high availability configuration.
• Applied IAM least-privilege policies across services and users, significantly reducing unnecessary permissions and improving overall cloud security posture.
• Integrated AWS GuardDuty, Security Hub, AWS Config, and CloudTrail to provide continuous security monitoring, compliance tracking, auditing, and threat detection.
• Configured centralized monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility using AWS CloudWatch for logs, metrics, alarms, and infrastructure health monitoring.
• Implemented secure secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager and Parameter Store to eliminate hardcoded credentials and improve security practices.
• Managed encryption and key protection using AWS KMS for secure handling of sensitive application and infrastructure data.
• Automated deployment and operational workflows using CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation practices, and scripting.
• Optimized infrastructure design and resource utilization, reducing overall cloud operational costs while improving scalability and reliability.
Security & Compliance Focus
• SOC 2 aligned cloud security practices • IAM hardening and least-privilege implementation • Infrastructure monitoring and centralized logging • Threat detection and vulnerability monitoring • Encryption and secrets management • Web application protection using AWS WAF • Compliance-focused operational procedures and documentation
Technologies & Services Used
AWS VPC, EC2, Auto Scaling Group, Application Load Balancer, Route 53, CloudFront, Amazon RDS, AWS WAF, IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, AWS Config, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, Systems Manager Parameter Store, S3, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Bash Scripting
Key Outcomes
• Improved infrastructure scalability and reliability for production workloads • Enhanced cloud security posture through centralized monitoring and access controls • Reduced manual operational effort through automation and monitoring integrations • Improved incident visibility and response capability • Achieved significant cloud cost optimization through infrastructure rightsizing and optimization strategies • Built a secure and maintainable cloud environment aligned with modern compliance and operational best practices
Cloud InfrastructureCloud SecurityAmazon EC2DevOpsAWS RDSAWS VPN
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