Cloud Security Architecture Blueprint: From Log Analyst to Architect

Learn how to go from SOC log analyst to cloud-security architect—step by step. In this hands-on masterclass, Kushal Kumar (Security Architect, GoDaddy) shares hard-won lessons on designing secure AWS/Azure environments, avoiding common misconfigurations, and translating tech risk into business value.

00:00 – 00:48 - Precap (Summary of previous podcast)
00:48 – 01:37 - Start of conversation by welcoming guest
01:37 - 03:04 - Introduction of Kushal and his hard work and career
03:04 - 06:22 - Step-by-step journey process to become an architect
06:22 - 15:06 - Become an architect from zero step by step
15:06 - 16:26 - Tools used to design programs
16:26 - 19:40 - Important characteristics
19:40 - 22:00 - Architecture decisions
22:00 - 25:15 - Secrets
25:15 - 29:23 - Secret management pattern
29:23 - 31:36 - Design principle keeping secrets
31:36 - 33:40 - Logging strategy
33:40 - 36:06 - Log Sources
36:06 - 37:40 - Cost effective log storage
37:40 - 39:40 - Temperproof
39:40 - 43:28 - First red flag you look for the vendor cloud architecture
43:28 - 45:50 - Findings of architecture into the GRC
45:50 - 48:33 - Checklist
48:33 - 50:03 - End of the conversation with Vote of Thanks and future podcast
50:03 - Share Opinions

What You’ll Learn
The exact skills Kushal used to jump from log analysis to cloud security architecture
Top 5 cloud mistakes to avoid (open S3 buckets, missing CloudTrail, static keys…)
A 3-log starter kit (CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, AWS Config / Azure Policy)
Secrets management on a budget—choosing vaults, IAM roles, and pre-commit hooks
How to translate architecture findings into non-tech language for the board
Quick checklist: IAM ✔︎ DDoS ✔︎ Data encryption ✔︎ Logging & monitoring ✔︎
First red flags in vendor risk reviews (SOC 2, encryption, audit evidence)

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