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PRODUCTION · 2024 — Present

Enterprise DDoS Defense

AWS Shield Advanced & Firewall Manager Automation

Multi-account AWS Shield Advanced rollout via Terraform and Firewall Manager, with delegated admin, org-level WAF policies, and Route53 health checks driving automated DDoS mitigation.

AWS Shield AdvancedFirewall ManagerAWS OrganizationsTerraformRoute53WAF

## Problem

DDoS protection at organization scale is brittle when applied account-by-account. Drift, missing protections on new resources, and inconsistent WAF policies leave gaps the moment a new workload ships.

## Architecture

AWS Organizations with a dedicated security delegated admin account hosts Firewall Manager policies. Terraform modules codify Shield Advanced protections, WAF rule groups, and FMS policy bindings across the org. Route53 health checks feed proactive engagement triggers.

## Automation

New accounts inherit protections automatically; resource-level Shield enrollment is enforced through FMS policies. Health-check-driven failover and DRT engagement playbooks are versioned alongside the infra code.

## Outcome

Consistent edge protection across every account, zero-touch onboarding for new workloads, and an auditable, drift-resistant DDoS posture.