This course is part of the AWS Solutions Architect - Associate Professional Certificate
Designing a Compliant, Secure, and Governed Architecture
Study how to design AWS architectures with security, compliance, identity, monitoring, and governance built in from the start.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
5 hours100% online
How it worksIncluded in a Professional Certificate
Course 3 of 5
Designing a Compliant, Secure, and Governed Architecture
Design secure and governed AWS architectures
Secure cloud architecture depends on more than adding controls after a solution has been designed.
On this course, you’ll explore how security, compliance, identity, monitoring, and governance can be built into AWS architectures from the outset.
You’ll examine how solutions architects balance protection, operational efficiency, and regulatory requirements while designing environments that remain manageable as organisations and workloads grow.
Strengthen identity and access across AWS
Explore how identity, permissions, and credential management influence cloud architecture.
You’ll consider how access controls and least-privilege principles can help protect resources while still allowing users and services to operate effectively.
Design for security and compliance
Examine layered security approaches across networks, workloads, and data.
You’ll explore how architectural decisions can support compliance requirements and how automation can help organisations apply controls consistently across AWS environments.
Govern and monitor cloud environments at scale
Discover how monitoring, policy, and governance practices help maintain visibility and control.
You’ll consider how continuous compliance, logging, and automated checks can support more reliable management as cloud estates become more complex.
By the end, you’ll be better equipped to evaluate AWS environments through a security and governance lens and design architectures that support both technical requirements and organisational responsibilities.
Syllabus
Week 1
AWS Solutions Architect - Designing a Compliant, Secure, and Governed Architecture
Designing a Compliant, Secure, and Governed Architecture
Analyze a customer's requirements and evaluate a multi-account AWS strategy. Discuss how compliance, security, governance, and operational needs influence account structure, then justify your architectural decisions.
Implementing core security tools and services
Explore AWS security services that protect applications and data. Learn to use AWS Shield, AWS WAF, AWS Secrets Manager, and AWS KMS to defend workloads, manage secrets, encrypt data.
Monitoring , Auditing, And Compliance in AWS
Discover how to strengthen governance, monitoring, and compliance in AWS. Explore cloud governance, security monitoring, and logging strategies.
Putting It All Together
Bring together the week's concepts by reviewing a proof of concept and applying secure architecture principles. Test your ability to design compliant, auditable
Lab - Automate Infrastructure Compliance with AWS Config
In this activity, you will learn how to use AWS Config to apply managed rules, monitor resource compliance via the dashboard, and automate infrastructure remediation.
Week 2
AWS Solutions Architect - Designing a Hybrid Architecture
Designing a Hybrid Architecture
Design hybrid AWS architectures by exploring storage, networking, and connectivity services. Learn how Amazon S3, VPC Endpoints, Transit Gateway, and AWS Direct Connect support secure hybrid environments.
Planning For The Future
Plan for future AWS growth by exploring database migrations, hybrid services, multi-account management, AWS Organizations, and cost management. Evaluate migration strategies and balance control, scalability, and cost.
Putting It All Together
Apply hybrid architecture concepts by reviewing a proof of concept, designing a hybrid cloud solution, and testing your knowledge. Recap key architecture principles and evaluate your design decisions.
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify key principles of identity, permissions, and credential management based on least-privilege access.
- Describe layered security approaches applied across networks, workloads, and data in AWS architectures.
- Discuss how automation and continuous checks support ongoing security and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Explain the role of monitoring, logging, and policy enforcement in maintaining visibility across complex cloud estates.
- Explore essential governance practices that balance protection and security with operational efficiency.
Who is the course for?
This course is for learners with existing AWS architecture knowledge who want to strengthen their approach to security, compliance, identity, monitoring, and governance. It is suited to aspiring solutions architects and cloud professionals.
Who developed the course?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently.
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