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Leslie Lawan

@leslielawan

Cloud Security Engineer at Amazon who designed secure AWS and Azure landing zones and cloud attack-path methodology.

United States
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At Amazon, I design and maintain secure landing zones across AWS and Azure, using preventive guardrails and secure-by-default Terraform modules to reduce misconfigurations. I also develop cloud security baselines and support the control narratives that describe our landing zones’ security posture.

At Amazon, I led red team engagements across multi-cloud environments and designed an attack-path framework for IAM role chains, cross-account trust, and federated identity abuse. The framework was adopted org-wide as the standard red team methodology.

At AT&T, I partnered on purple team exercises that closed visibility gaps in Kubernetes and serverless environments, and developed Python and Terraform automation for disposable attack infrastructure. I also hold AWS and Microsoft Azure certifications, along with an Oracle Certified Associate credential.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Amazon logoAM
Current

Cloud Security Engineer

Mar 2019 - Present (7 years 7 months)

Designed, implemented, and maintained secure landing zones across AWS and Azure, enforcing guardrails and security baselines. Developed IAM policies, integrated security scanning into CI/CD, and led red team engagements across multi-cloud environments.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UB

University of Bamenda

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Bamenda.

OU

Oracle University

Oracle Certified Associate

Oracle Certified Associate certification from Oracle University.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) logoAA

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS Solutions Architect

AWS Solutions Architect certification from Amazon Web Services.

Microsoft logoMI

Microsoft

Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate certification from Microsoft.

Microsoft logoMI

Microsoft

Microsoft Security Administrator Associate

Microsoft Security Administrator Associate certification from Microsoft.

Microsoft logoMI

Microsoft

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification from Microsoft.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) logoAA

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS Certified Security Specialty

AWS Certified Security Specialty certification from Amazon Web Services.

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