Christopher Corbin

AWS Solutions Architect & Security Engineer

AWS-certified engineer with expertise in secure multi-stack architectures, DevOps automation, and SOC 2 compliance

Christopher Corbin - AWS Solutions Architect

About Me

AWS-certified Cloud & Security Engineer with a proven track record of deploying multi-stack secure architectures using AWS CDK and Terraform, aligned to AWS Well-Architected best practices. I've strengthened enterprise security across a 14-account AWS organization with 2,000+ resources by hardening container images, automating patching, and remediating 500+ CVEs within 30 days.

Achieved SOC 2 compliance with a 97.2% audit score and zero critical findings while implementing CI/CD pipelines and production-grade workloads to accelerate releases and improve resilience. Currently pursuing AWS DevOps Engineer Professional certification to further enhance my expertise in cloud automation and security.

2000+ AWS Resources Managed
500+ CVEs Remediated
97.2% SOC 2 Compliance Score

Professional Experience

Feb 2025 – Present

AWS SysOps / Cloud & Security Engineer

Protexxa – Remote

Lead Technical Engineer on Amazon Connect deployment across 3 AWS regions, improving customer response times by 35% for 1,000+ users
Achieved SOC 2 compliance (97.2% audit score, zero critical findings) and influenced C-suite investment decisions
Optimized EC2/RDS workloads, saving 20% cloud spend (~$150K annually)
Remediated 500+ CVEs in under 30 days, reducing manual effort by 60%
Managed 14 AWS accounts with 2,000+ resources supporting public-facing workloads
AWS EC2 RDS Amazon Connect SOC 2 CDK Terraform GitHub Actions
Jul 2021 – Present

Technical Guide & Operations

TORE Barbados – Barbados

Delivered technical guidance for off-road tours, ensuring safety and smooth operations
Reduced equipment downtime by 20% through proactive maintenance strategies
Designed and led team-building events, improving collaboration and satisfaction
Operations Management Team Leadership Safety Protocols Equipment Maintenance
Oct 2021 – Sep 2024

Apple Representative

iShop – Barbados

Delivered customer education and technical support for Apple devices
Conducted product demonstrations and workshops for customers
Acted as liaison for escalated technical cases, ensuring customer satisfaction
Customer Support Technical Training Apple Ecosystem Problem Resolution
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021

Sales Representative

Hanschell Innis – Barbados

Managed B2B client relationships and sales accounts
Trained and mentored sales team members on best practices
B2B Sales Client Relations Team Training Account Management

Skills & Technologies

Cloud Platforms & Services

EC2 S3 RDS VPC IAM Lambda ECS ECR Systems Manager Inspector CloudFormation CDK Connect SageMaker Elastic Beanstalk Azure Security Multi-Account Strategy

Security & Compliance

SOC 2 Implementation NIST CSF CIS Benchmarks PCI DSS GDPR Alignment Container Hardening Vulnerability Management Zero Trust Architecture RBAC Patch Automation

DevSecOps & IaC

AWS CDK Terraform GitHub Actions Jenkins AWS CodePipeline Docker Hardening CI/CD Pipelines Zero-Downtime Deployments Image Verification

Monitoring & Observability

Datadog CloudWatch AWS Inspector Security Monitoring Performance Metrics Alerting & Dashboards Log Analysis Pi-hole DNS

Programming & Scripting

Python Bash PowerShell HTML/CSS JavaScript Infrastructure Automation Security Scripts ML Integration

Leadership & Communication

Executive Communication C-Suite Reporting Technical Leadership Cross-Functional Collaboration DevSecOps Partnership Project Management Risk Communication Cost Strategy Compliance Advocacy

Systems & Infrastructure

Linux (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux) Windows Server VMware Workstation Pro Docker & Kubernetes TCP/IP Networking Load Balancing VPN & Remote Access Homelab Management

Problem Solving & Innovation

Automation Design Cost Optimization Process Improvement Incident Response Root Cause Analysis Performance Tuning Technical Innovation Scalability Planning

Key Impact & Achievements

SOC 2 Compliance

Achieved 97.2% audit score with zero critical findings

Vulnerability Remediation

Remediated 500+ CVEs in under 30 days

Cost Optimization

Saved $150K annually through automation & optimization

Automation Impact

Reduced manual patching effort by 60%

Multi-Account Management

Managed 14 AWS accounts with 2,000+ resources

Amazon Connect Deployment

Improved customer response times by 35%

Featured Projects

Live Repo

SOC2 ML Image Analyzer

Secure, SOC2-compliant machine learning image analysis service built with Deepface package. Features advanced facial recognition, containerized deployment on AWS SageMaker, and comprehensive security controls achieving 97.2% compliance score.

Deepface ML Docker Security Hardening AWS SageMaker SOC 2 Framework Microservice Architecture API Gateway
Live Repo

Cloud-Native Task Management System

Full-stack task checklist application built with AWS CDK multi-stack architecture. Features secure user management, data persistence, and scalable cloud infrastructure following AWS Well-Architected principles.

AWS CDK Multi-Stack Architecture EC2 RDS S3 IAM
Live Repo

Secure Moodle Deployment

Designed enterprise-grade Moodle LMS with VPC networking, Application Load Balancer, Aurora MySQL database, and Systems Manager automation for secure educational platform.

VPC ALB Aurora MySQL Systems Manager

Certifications & Education

AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

Amazon Web Services Training and Certification

2025
Well-Architected Framework Multi-Account Strategy Cost Optimization Security Best Practices

CompTIA Security+ ce Certification

Computing Technology Industry Association

2024
Risk Management Cryptography Network Security Threat Analysis

Cybersecurity Analyst

CyberNations & George Brown College

2024
SOC Analysis Incident Response Threat Detection

BSc Computer Science

University of the West Indies, Cave Hill

Graduate
Software Engineering Data Structures Systems Design
AWS DevOps Engineer Professional Badge
In Progress

AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional

Amazon Web Services

In Progress
CI/CD Pipelines Monitoring & Logging Infrastructure as Code

Cisco Networking & Cybersecurity Badges

Networking Basics
Introduction to Cybersecurity

Get In Touch

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, cloud architecture challenges, and security engineering roles. Open to relocation and willing to travel.

Christophercorbin@gmail.com
+1 (246) 248-7457
github.com/christophercorbin
Barbados | Open to relocation