About

Hi, I’m Balraj Dahiya, a Cloud Security Architect.

I design and secure cloud environments on AWS, with a focus on making systems secure by default: layered networks, least-privilege access, encryption everywhere, and infrastructure defined as code.

This blog is where I share what I learn along the way: practical architecture patterns, the trade-offs behind design decisions, and real lessons from my own setups, including the time my own firewall blocked me from publishing a post.

What you’ll find here

  • AWS architecture: secure, scalable designs explained step by step
  • Cloud security: network design, IAM, WAF tuning and threat modeling
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform patterns and secure delivery pipelines

Let’s connect

I’m always happy to talk cloud security. You can find me on LinkedIn.