AWS Security Engineering Labs

Overview

AWS Security Engineering Labs is positioned as a portfolio-grade case study focused on production-oriented engineering practices in cloud / aws architecture.

Problem Statement

Security controls are often fragmented across tools and teams without continuous validation.

Architecture

The architecture is designed for clear separation of concerns, secure boundaries, and growth under higher traffic/usage scenarios.

Tech Stack

WAF, Config, Inspector, Macie, KMS, Secrets Manager, S3 Object Lock

Features

• Role-aware workflow design
• Secure access boundaries and data handling
• Modular components for scale and maintainability
• Observability-minded service interactions

Architecture Diagram

See diagrams/three-tier-vpc-architecture.mmd.

System Design Decisions

Designed layered controls across web, IAM, data encryption, secrets, and compliance scanning.

Engineering Challenges Solved

Connected findings from security services into actionable remediation workflows.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository.
2. Review docs in docs/ and architecture notes in �rchitecture/.
3. Implement or plug in project-specific services under src/.

Future Improvements

See future-work.md.