Guy Tanga Afah

About Guy Tanga Afah

Cloud Security Engineer with 6+ years securing AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.Specialized in Zero Trust, DevSecOps, IAM, SIEM, threat intelligence, and compliance (PCI DSS, SOC 2). Proven track record in automating compliance checks, mitigating DDoS attacks, and securing APIs/web apps against OWASP Top 10 threats. Passionate about delivering secure, scalable cloud solutions that align with business goals and stay ahead of evolving cyber risks.

Experience

1. Cloud Security Engineer

   Cisco

   Mar 2023 — Present · US

   Designed and implemented Zero Trust architecture across hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).• Developed and enforced IAM policies, SSO integrations, and RBAC models to secure user access and minimize insider threats.• Automated security compliance checks using Terraform, Ansible, and Python scripts, reducing audit preparation time by 40%.• Configured Azure Sentinel and Splunk SIEM for real-time monitoring, log correlation, and incident response.• Implemented Cloud flare WAF and Akamai Kona for web and API protection, mitigating OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.• Collaborated with DevOps teams to embed DevSecOps practices into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure application deployment.• Conducted threat modeling (MITRE ATT & CK) and incident response drills to improve organizational resilience.

Education

• CompTIA Tech Career Academy

  CompTIA+

• Scrum master

  Scrum Alliance (CSM, A-CSM, CSP-SM)

• University of Bamenda

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

• University of Bamenda

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

• Aws certified

  AWS certification