Amazon · IAM Security Engineer
Feb 2025 — Present
Secures identity workflows, investigates anomalous access, and builds audit automation aligned to compliance standards.
Professional Profile
Security leadership with a focus on identity and resilience.
Security Engineer with 10+ years of progressive IT and security experience, including dedicated focus on IAM and secure system design. Proven in leading enterprise security assessments, automating identity workflows, and strengthening authentication and authorization in large‑scale cloud environments.
My work emphasizes secure-by-default systems, measurable risk reduction, and repeatable operational playbooks.
Current
IAM Security Engineer · Amazon
Focus
IAM, incident response, security automation
Certifications
CySA+, Security+, PenTest+, Network+, ISC2 CC
Career Progression
From infrastructure support to IAM security leadership.
Amazon · Security Engineer
Nov 2022 — Feb 2025
Coordinated security incident response, automated operations, and delivered root‑cause analysis to reduce risk.
Amazon · IT Support Engineer
Feb 2021 — Nov 2022
Managed networking services, hardware refreshes, and deployments across large‑scale operations.
ISG Technologies · Systems Engineer
Jul 2018 — Feb 2021
Built and maintained network services, backup and recovery, and IT infrastructure for multi‑client environments.
NetApp · Technical Support Engineer
Aug 2013 — Jul 2018
Supported enterprise environments across storage, Windows Server, Active Directory, Linux, VMware, and networking protocols.
Projects
Security‑focused projects and GitHub work.
DragonsVault
Security + PlatformBuilt and hardened a multi‑service platform with secure auth flows, auditing, and operational tooling for a large card management system.
- Implemented audit logging and role‑based access controls.
- Hardened services with security headers and rate limiting.
- Improved ops visibility with health checks and metrics.
Tenant Hunter
Security ToolingSecurity utility focused on tenant discovery and reconnaissance to help identify exposure risk across cloud environments.
- Enumerates tenant metadata for visibility and audit workflows.
- Supports automation for security review pipelines.
- Designed for fast assessments and repeatable reporting.
Security Engineering Projects
GitHubOpen‑source work focused on security tooling, policy checks, and operational hardening on GitHub.
- Reusable scripts for compliance validation.
- Security‑centric automation and reporting.
- Documented patterns for secure deployments.
Resume
Security and identity experience.
Experience
Feb 2025 — Present
IAM Security Engineer · Amazon (Dallas, TX)
Secure and maintain large‑scale authentication and authorization workflows supporting identity systems. Investigate anomalous access patterns, automate audit evidence, and harden IAM policy boundaries in high‑scale cloud environments.
Nov 2022 — Feb 2025
Security Engineer · Amazon (Austin, TX)
Coordinated incident response across distributed teams, automated recurring security operations, and delivered root‑cause analysis for high‑impact security issues.
Feb 2021 — Nov 2022
IT Support Engineer · Amazon (Wichita, KS)
Managed networking services, infrastructure deployments, and hardware lifecycle refreshes across enterprise environments, including Cisco and Juniper platforms.
Jul 2018 — Feb 2021
Systems Engineer · ISG Technologies (Wichita, KS)
Managed network services, backup and recovery, and IT infrastructure operations across client environments, with a focus on uptime and security best practices.
Aug 2013 — Jul 2018
Technical Support Engineer · NetApp (Wichita, KS)
Troubleshot enterprise storage and network environments across Windows Server, Active Directory, Linux, VMware, and SAN/NAS protocols, partnering with engineers to resolve complex issues.
Skills
IAM
Authentication & Authorization
Security Auditing
Incident Response
Threat Modeling
Vulnerability Assessment
Active Directory
Network Security
Certifications
CompTIA CySA+
ISC2 CC
CompTIA PenTest+
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Network+
Education
M.S. Cyber Security & Information Assurance
Western Governors University · Mar 2025
B.S. Information Systems Management
Southwestern College · Dec 2021
AAS Windows Administration
Butler Community College · May 2019
Download Resume
Resume file: `JacobSmithResume.docx`
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