Usman Akbar Appointed as Senior Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services

Usman Akbar has embarked on a significant new chapter in his career as Senior Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he is contributing to advanced AI-driven security detection, adversarial testing, and high-severity incident response across large-scale cloud environments. With over 13 years of experience spanning cybersecurity leadership, cloud security architecture, SOC operations, and red teaming, he brings deep expertise across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OpenStack platforms.

Prior to AWS, Usman played a pivotal role at solutions by stc as Chief Specialist Cybersecurity and Multi-Cloud Security Consultant, leading SOC operations, threat hunting, Zero Trust implementations, and compliance initiatives aligned with ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, and NCA frameworks. His career journey also includes impactful roles at IBM, iVolve Technologies, and Beyond Technology Global, where he delivered secure data center, network, and cloud architectures for mission-critical enterprise and telecom environments.

Known for aligning security strategy with business risk, mentoring high-performing teams, and driving measurable cyber resilience, Usman continues to set benchmarks in modern cloud and AI-focused security practices.