Description

A focused course, tailored for you

Building Modern AWS Compliance and Cloud-Security Audit for Independent Consultants (ISO 27001 + AWS Config + AI Workload + Customer Engagement + Practice Economics)

Build the modern AWS compliance and cloud-security audit skill for independent practice in 10 weeks. ISO 27001 + AWS Config + AI workload + customer engagement + practice economics.

Independent AWS compliance and cloud-security consultants compete with AWS Premier Tier partners and Big4 cloud practices on the same customer engagements. Customers ask for ISO 27001 alignment, AWS-native compliance, AI workload security, customer-specific compliance overlay, and engagement economics that work. Consultants who build the modern practice take the senior customer work. Here is the 10-week build.

$199 one-time

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Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Independent AWS compliance and cloud-security consultants (boutique consultancies, solo practitioners, AWS Select Tier and Advanced Tier partners) compete with AWS Premier Tier partners and Big4 cloud practices on the same customer engagements.

Customers (SMB modernising to AWS, mid-market on AWS, enterprise multi-cloud customers with AWS as primary, fintech SaaS, healthtech SaaS, public-sector ATO programmes) ask for ISO 27001 alignment audit (using AWS Config + Audit Manager + Security Hub), AWS-native compliance audit (AWS Foundational Security Best Practices, CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark v3, NIST 800-53 + 800-171 + CMMC alignment, PCI DSS 4.0 on AWS, HIPAA on AWS, FedRAMP on AWS, IRAP on AWS), AI workload security on AWS (SageMaker security, Bedrock security, Bedrock guardrails, AI prompt-injection defence), customer-specific compliance overlay (sector regulators, customer-CISO requirements), and engagement economics that work for independent practice.

Consultants who build the modern practice take the senior customer work. Consultants who stay on classic checklist audits watch the senior work shift to peers and to Big4 cloud practices.

This course teaches the 10-week build of modern AWS compliance and cloud-security audit for independent consultants: ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance framework, AWS Config and Audit Manager and Security Hub deployment, AI workload security framework, customer-specific compliance overlay, engagement economics, and the customer engagement model. Twelve modules with deliverables. Plus a hand-built implementation playbook for your specific practice and customer mix.

What you walk away with

A documented ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance framework.
An AWS Config + Audit Manager + Security Hub deployment framework.
An AI workload security framework on AWS.
A customer-specific compliance overlay framework.
An engagement economics framework.
A customer engagement model.
A 10-week build plan.

The 12 modules

Module 1. AWS compliance and cloud-security landscape 2026

Detailed walkthrough of the AWS compliance and cloud-security landscape in 2026: AWS-customer compliance maturity trends, AWS-native compliance tooling (AWS Config, Audit Manager, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie, IAM Access Analyzer, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Well-Architected Framework Security Pillar), Big4 cloud-security practice patterns, AWS Premier Tier partner patterns, AWS Specialisations (Security Competency, GovCloud, Migration Competency), and the strategic-level decisions facing independent consultants.

Module 2. ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance framework

Build the ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance framework: ISO 27001:2022 control mapping to AWS-native controls, AWS Config rules library aligned to ISO 27001, Audit Manager assessment framework aligned to ISO 27001, Security Hub standards integration, ISO 27017 + ISO 27018 + ISO 27701 add-ons, statement-of-applicability framework, and the integration with broader compliance management. Three ISO 27001 + AWS patterns at peer customer engagements.

Module 3. AWS Foundational Security Best Practices + CIS AWS Foundations

Build the AWS Foundational Security Best Practices + CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark v3 framework: per-control implementation, per-control evidence-collection, per-control remediation, exception-management framework, and the integration with broader cloud security.

Module 4. NIST + CMMC + FedRAMP on AWS

Build the NIST + CMMC + FedRAMP framework on AWS: NIST 800-53 control implementation on AWS, NIST 800-171 control implementation on AWS, CMMC 2.0 Level 2/3 implementation on AWS, FedRAMP Moderate and High implementation on AWS GovCloud, ATO package framework, continuous monitoring framework, and the integration with broader regulatory affairs.

Module 5. PCI DSS 4.0 + HIPAA on AWS

Build the PCI DSS 4.0 + HIPAA framework on AWS: PCI DSS 4.0 control implementation on AWS (mandatory March 2025), card-data-environment isolation pattern, HIPAA Security Rule control implementation on AWS, BAA framework, PHI-handling architecture, and the integration with broader sector compliance.

Module 6. AI workload security on AWS

Build the AI workload security framework on AWS: SageMaker security (model-isolation, data-isolation, encryption, IAM, VPC integration), Bedrock security (model-isolation, customer-data-isolation, IAM, VPC integration), Bedrock guardrails framework, AI prompt-injection defence, AI model-supply-chain security, and the integration with broader AI governance.

Module 7. Customer-specific compliance overlay

Build the customer-specific compliance overlay framework: sector-regulator overlay (Fed SR 11-7 for FS customers, NAIC Model Bulletin for insurance customers, HIPAA for healthcare customers, FedRAMP for federal customers, EU DORA for EU FS customers, EU AI Act for EU AI customers), customer-CISO overlay, customer-specific risk-acceptance framework, and the integration with broader audit.

Module 8. AWS-native tooling deployment

Build the AWS-native tooling deployment framework: AWS Config rules deployment, Audit Manager assessment deployment, Security Hub standards deployment, GuardDuty deployment, Inspector deployment, Macie deployment, IAM Access Analyzer deployment, AWS Trusted Advisor optimisation, Well-Architected Security Pillar review framework, and the integration architecture. The deployment that compresses audit duration.

Module 9. Continuous compliance framework

Build the continuous compliance framework: drift detection across compliance controls, automated evidence collection, automated remediation, exception-management workflow, audit-readiness posture, and the integration with broader DevSecOps.

Module 10. Engagement economics

Build the engagement economics framework: fixed-price vs T&M vs retainer pricing model selection, audit-scope framework (point-in-time vs continuous), AI-augmented audit productivity, sub-contractor model, AWS-credits programme integration where applicable, and the practice-economics framework. The framework that protects margin.

Module 11. Customer engagement model

Build the customer engagement model: customer-CISO engagement framework, customer-CIO engagement, customer-Compliance-Officer engagement, customer-CTO engagement, executive-business-review framework, audit-finding-presentation framework, remediation-roadmap framework, and the integration with broader account management.

Module 12. Your 10-week build plan

Week-by-week plan with weekly deliverables. Weeks 1-2: AWS compliance landscape + ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance framework. Weeks 3-4: AWS Foundational + CIS framework + NIST + CMMC + FedRAMP. Weeks 5-6: PCI + HIPAA + AI workload security on AWS. Weeks 7-8: Customer-specific compliance overlay + AWS-native tooling deployment. Weeks 9-10: continuous compliance + engagement economics + customer engagement. Deliverable: modern AWS compliance and cloud-security audit skill.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Module 1 covers the landscape.

Modules 2 to 5 produce ISO 27001 + AWS-native framework, AWS Foundational + CIS, NIST + CMMC + FedRAMP, and PCI + HIPAA.

Module 6 covers AI workload security.

Module 7 covers customer-specific overlay.

Module 8 covers AWS-native tooling deployment.

Module 9 covers continuous compliance.

Module 10 covers engagement economics.

Module 11 covers customer engagement.

Module 12 covers the 10-week build plan.

What you get with this course

The 12-module course delivered as text plus downloadable templates.
Templates and code examples for ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance framework, AWS Foundational + CIS framework, NIST + CMMC + FedRAMP framework, PCI + HIPAA framework, AI workload security framework, customer-specific compliance overlay, AWS-native tooling deployment, continuous compliance framework, engagement economics, customer engagement.
A hand-built implementation playbook generated for your specific practice and customer mix.
Three worked examples of modern AWS compliance and cloud-security audit practices at peer independent practices.
Scripted talking points for the customer CISO and Compliance Officer engagement.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Day 1: ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance scaffold drafted.

Week 4: NIST + CMMC + FedRAMP + AWS Foundational + CIS designed.

Week 8: PCI + HIPAA + AI workload security + customer overlay operational.

Week 10: Modern practice in operation.

Before and after

Before

Your independent practice loses customer engagements to AWS Premier Tier partners and Big4 cloud practices. AWS-native compliance tooling is deployed in pieces. AI workload security audit is reactive. Senior customer work goes to peers shipping the modern practice.

After

A modern AWS compliance and cloud-security audit practice is in operation. ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance framework, AWS Foundational + CIS framework, NIST + CMMC + FedRAMP framework, PCI + HIPAA framework, AI workload security framework, customer-specific compliance overlay, AWS-native tooling deployment, continuous compliance framework, engagement economics, customer engagement model are all designed.

What happens if you do not address this

Independent consultants without the modern practice lose customer engagements. PCI DSS 4.0 mandatory March 2025. EU AI Act high-risk obligations active August 2026.

Who it is for

For independent AWS compliance and cloud-security consultants, principals at boutique cloud-security consultancies, AWS Select Tier and Advanced Tier partner consultants, and lead cloud-security auditors at mid-tier firms.

Who this is NOT for. Pure AWS engineers without compliance scope. Consultants at firms with no AWS-customer business. Pure operational SOC analysts without audit scope.

How it arrives

Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and code examples and the hand-built implementation playbook.

Time investment. Roughly 18 hours of reading and 60 to 120 hours of consultant effort across the 10-week build.

Why $199 is the right number

External AWS compliance consultants (AWS Professional Services, Big4 AWS practices, specialist firms like Stelligent, Effectual, ClearScale, Onica, JHC, Logicworks, Mission Cloud, Caylent, the firm AWS practice, Quantiphi, 2nd Watch, Smartronix) charge $200K-$1M for compliance programmes. $199 buys the focused playbook plus the implementation document for your specific practice.

FAQ

Will this replace hiring an AWS compliance specialist?

Partially. It teaches the modern practice. You may still want specialist input for complex multi-account AWS environments.

What if my customers are primarily startup-stage (not enterprise)?

Modules 2 and 7 cover startup-anchored patterns.

Does this cover AWS GovCloud specifically?

Module 4 covers AWS GovCloud in depth.

What about multi-account organisational compliance?

Module 8 covers AWS Organizations + Control Tower patterns.

What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?

ISO 27001 + AWS-native compliance framework tailored to your specific customer mix; AI workload security framework matched to your customer AI workloads; a 10-week build plan.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.