Terrance

Cloud Security & GRC Engineer

Designing, implementing, and auditing secure cloud architectures on AWS. Bridging the gap between robust infrastructure-as-code deployments and rigorous regulatory compliance frameworks.

Featured Project: AWS Security & GRC Baseline

A production-grade, audit-ready security baseline engineered on AWS, following industry frameworks like CIS Benchmarks and NIST SP 800-53.

IAM-01 / IAM-02 NET-01 DAT-01 LOG-01
[Internet] │ ▼ [AWS CloudFront & S3 Portfolio] ──► [Multi-Region CloudTrail Audit Logging] │ ▼ [IAM Least-Privilege & SSE-S3 Encryption Enforcement]

Includes automated control tracking, multi-region CloudTrail audit logging, S3 encryption enforcement, and version-controlled compliance documentation.

View GitHub Repository

Featured Project: AWS Secure VPC Infrastructure (Terraform)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment of a secure, multi-tier AWS VPC architecture enforcing network isolation and strict least-privilege security controls.

TERRAFORM AWS VPC SECURITY GROUPS IAC
[Public Subnet (NAT Gateway)] ──► [Secure Private Subnet (App/Data)] ▲ │ (Isolated Security Perimeter & Route Tables)

Modular Terraform architecture provisioning public and private subnets, NAT Gateways, Route Tables, and isolated security perimeters ready for enterprise deployment.

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Certifications & Professional Credentials

☁️ AWS & Cloud Architecture
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate ACTIVE
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Designing resilient, high-performing, secure, and cost-optimized architectures on AWS.

Issued Oct 2026 · Expires Oct 2029
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner ACTIVE
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Overall understanding of AWS Cloud platform, core services, security model, and cloud economics.

Issued Aug 2026 · ID: 523c3e...
🛡️ Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor ACTIVE
GRC Mastery

Auditing and managing Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and compliance readiness.

Issued Sep 2026
Cyber Security GRC Mastery ACTIVE
GRC Mastery

Control mapping, policy development, risk registers, audit readiness, and hands-on GRC capstone execution.

Issued Aug 2026 · ID: cert_bnchz5b2
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 ACTIVE
ISC2

Validating risk management and core functions: Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover.

Issued Oct 2026
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Foundation ACTIVE
PECB

Foundational principles of Information Security Governance and ISO 27001 ISMS standards.

Issued Aug 2026
🔒 Security & Infrastructure as Code
CompTIA Security+ ce ACTIVE
CompTIA

Core baseline security skills, threat management, risk mitigation, and enterprise security architecture.

Issued Aug 2026 · Expires Aug 2029
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate IN PROGRESS
HashiCorp

Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS provisioning, state management, modules, and cloud governance.

Targeting Completion Soon

Technical Stack & Security Toolset

☁️ Cloud Infrastructure

AWS (IAM, VPC, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, CloudTrail, Security Groups)

⚙️ IaC & DevOps

Terraform, Git, GitHub CLI, AWS CLI, VS Code Automation

🛡️ Frameworks & Standards

NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, CIS Benchmarks

Core Competencies