Naveen Madhavan - AWS Cloud Security Specialist

Naveen Madhavan

AWS Security Specialist | Solutions Architect | Published Author

Career-pivot builder — self-taught AWS cloud security since 2022, previously a decade in healthcare. I design and ship production cloud systems independently, and write about the security pitfalls I've learned the hard way.

✓ AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
✓ AWS Security Specialty
✓ Published Author (2 Books)
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What I Do

Cloud security depth applied to real, self-built production systems

Cloud Security Architecture

Designing and building AWS security architecture, IAM policy structures, encryption strategy, and multi-tenant isolation for my own compliance automation platform, Clouma.

HIPAA SOC 2 PCI DSS

Technical Author

Published author of a two-volume AWS Security Specialty exam guide, decoding 305 exam scenarios based on the patterns that trip candidates up.

305 Exam Traps 2 Books, Amazon

Independent Builder

Founder building Clouma (cloud compliance automation) and IndXPro (an AI-assisted stock scanner for Indian markets) — architecting, shipping, and operating both solo.

Clouma IndXPro

AWS Certifications

AWS Certified Security - Specialty
SCS-C02 · Jan 2025 – Jan 2028
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
SAA-C03 · Oct 2023 – Oct 2026
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
CLF-C02 · Nov 2022 – Oct 2026
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Published Works

A two-volume guide to the AWS Security Specialty exam, decoded trap by trap

AWS SCS-C02: Exam Traps Decoded - Book 1 by Naveen Madhavan
BOOK I 422 PAGES

AWS SCS-C02: Exam Traps Decoded - Book 1

Traps 1–152: The first half of a 305-trap forensic system, built around the exam-question patterns that mislead even experienced candidates.

152 decoded exam traps with forensic analysis
AWS breach scenario walkthroughs
2025 exam updates and current patterns
Paperback Kindle
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AWS SCS-C02: Exam Traps Decoded - Book 2 by Naveen Madhavan
BOOK II ADVANCED

AWS SCS-C02: Exam Traps Decoded - Book 2

Traps 153–305: The advanced half of the 305-trap system, covering the harder scenarios that come up later in the exam.

153 advanced exam traps
Incident-response style breach walkthroughs
Attack tree diagrams & threat modeling
Paperback Kindle
Master Advanced Traps

The Full 305-Trap System

Most exam prep teaches you to memorize services. This system teaches you to recognize the reasoning traps AWS builds into its hardest questions — the ones that catch people who otherwise know the material cold.

305
Total Decoded Traps
422+
Pages Across Both Books
Book I Book II
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Projects

Real, self-built systems — most in active development

IN DEVELOPMENT

Clouma — Compliance & Security Platform

A multi-tenant cloud platform with two product surfaces I'm building:

  • Clouma Proof — a GRC platform automating compliance evidence collection and control mapping across SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, and more
  • Clouma Shield — a CNAPP (cloud-native application protection) product for continuous security findings and posture management, currently under development

Multi-cloud scanning across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and Kubernetes, with Postgres Row-Level Security for tenant isolation.

GRC CNAPP Multi-cloud TypeScript
Visit clouma.com →
LIVE

IndXPro — AI Stock Scanner

Live production SaaS scanning Indian equity markets (NSE) — momentum, mean reversion, volatility breakout, and smart-money strategies, plus an AI signal-synthesis layer.

Next.js Real-time Data AI Synthesis
Visit IndXPro .com →
INFRASTRUCTURE LAB

Geo-Distributed Sync Mesh

Zero-open-port, zero-trust file sync spanning two continents (USA + India, via a Raspberry Pi 5 relay), using WireGuard/Tailscale mesh VPN and mutual authentication.

WireGuard Tailscale Zero-trust
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Let's Connect

Open to cloud security roles, consulting conversations, or just talking shop about AWS.

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Direct Contact

Phone

(606) 262-8336

Torrance, California, USA

Availability

Open to Remote & On-Site (LA area)

A Bit About My Path

Career Pivot
10+ years in healthcare, self-taught AWS since 2022
Ships Independently
Built and operate Clouma and IndXPro solo, idea to production
Security-First
AWS Security Specialty certified, published author on the topic
U.S. Citizen
No sponsorship needed, eligible for clearance-track roles