Steven Smiley
Principal Cloud Security Consultant
Steven strives to be a trusted advisor for ScaleSec clients, enabling them to move swiftly without compromising security. He has been selected as an AWS Ambassador for contributing to the AWS community through public speaking, technical blogging, and open-source contribution. He is passionate about using serverless technologies to build secure, cost-optimized architectures. A former US Army intelligence officer, Steven draws upon military experience to secure complex environments.
- Music you enjoy working to:
- I like listening to baroque lute music and pretending I am in a remote cabin in Northern Sweden, but somehow I still have a fast internet connection.
- Favorite Famous Quote:
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“There is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.”
- H. L. Mencken
Accreditations & Certifications
AWS Accreditations & Certifications
- Security Specialty
- Solutions Architect - Professional
- APN Ambassador
GCP Certifications
- Security Engineer
Industry Certifications
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Articles by Steven
Steven Smiley3 min read
Serverless and FIPS-140 Compliant Containers with AWS Fargate in GovCloud (US)
Learn about serverless and FIPS-140 compliant containers with AWS Fargate in GovCloud (US) from our experts at ScaleSec.
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Steven Smiley6 min read
Consistently Optimizing AWS Cloud Costs
Learn how to optimize your AWS costs with these 4 financial management capabilities. At ScaleSec, we've found over 30% in ...
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Steven Smiley4 min read
6 Keys to Securing User Uploads to Amazon S3
Architecting AWS applications to securely enable user uploaded content, using pre-signed post URLs.
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Steven Smiley5 min read
Highlights from AWS re:Inforce 2022
Highlights from AWS security conference, 2022.
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