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Get specialists in cloud security architecture, identity and access control, threat detection, incident response, and data protection on AWS. Fast, precise matching with vetted freelancers who hold the AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
About the certification
What it proves
AWS Certified Security – Specialty is Amazon Web Services’ advanced certification for security work in AWS environments. It shows that a freelancer can design and operate secure cloud solutions, spot risks, and apply controls that protect workloads, identities, and data across AWS services.
Core skills
- Secure IAM design, role-based access, and least-privilege access patterns
- Encryption, key management, and secure handling of sensitive data
- Logging, monitoring, detection, and incident response in AWS
- Network protections, segmentation, and boundary controls
- Security governance, risk awareness, and automation of controls
Typical profiles
People who hold this credential often work as cloud security engineers, security architects, DevOps security specialists, or consultants in regulated environments. They usually know how to review existing AWS setups, harden them, and guide teams through secure delivery without slowing down engineering work.
Where it matters
This certification is relevant when a company is moving sensitive workloads to AWS, reviewing a shared responsibility model, or preparing for audits and internal security reviews. In Germany, it is especially useful when projects need strong security expertise but the team wants to work with a freelancer remotely or in a hybrid setup.
What to expect from a holder
A freelancer with this certification should be able to discuss practical trade-offs, not just theory. Look for clear thinking around access control, detective controls, secure network design, incident handling, and the security impact of architectural decisions.
Related names
Searchers often use the short form AWS Security Specialty or the full AWS Certified Security – Specialty name. Both point to the same AWS credential, which focuses on security across AWS services rather than general cloud administration or basic AWS use.
Meet FRATCH AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Marijn Scholtens
Cloud Solutions Architect or Senior Software Engineer
Last position:
Senior Software Engineer at Puls Security GmbH
Optimizing and acceleration of our Gitlab CI pipeline
Conceptual work for the PoC of the Zero Trust system
Extension of the policy-engine backend in Go
Extension of the policy-testing mechanism in Python
Architectural design of the PEP component of Zero Trust
Documentation of the product
Technologies: Zero Trust, Go, Python, Gitlab CI, Docker, JWT, Domain-Driven Design
Banjika Ngo
Freelance | AWS Authorized Instructor
Last position:
Freelance | AWS Authorized Instructor at Go Courses
- Delivered AWS-authorized content through AAI program
- Facilitated group and 1-on-1 mentorship sessions
- Coached non-technical learners into cloud career paths
- Created learning materials aligned with AWS Skill Builder and AWS Academy labs
Seyed Farhad Miri
Senior Product Security Engineer
Last position:
Senior Product Security Engineer at Delivery Hero
- Developed a custom tool using the Mistral 7B LLM to scan, validate and report security vulnerabilities.
- Security tested AI agents, bots, and other LLMs with a focus on prompt injection, model inversion, data poisoning, EDR/AV bypass and evasion techniques, membership inference, model evasion, overfitting to malicious inputs and contextual manipulation.
- Onboarded repositories to SAST solutions for security scanning, implemented secrets scanning, DAST, SCA, and utilized ZAP for DAST in CI/CD pipelines.
- Engaged in security awareness trainings, developed CTF challenges and training materials to enhance developer security knowledge.
- Planned and executed bi-annual red teaming operations based on the MITRE ATT&CK framework and led internal and external pentests based on the OWASP Top 10 framework for 70+ applications worldwide, resulting in detection, reporting, and remediation of hundreds of vulnerabilities.
- Triaged HackerOne reports.
Alexey Gravanov
Cloud Architect & DevOps, Head of Architecture
Last position:
Cloud Architect & DevOps, Head of Architecture at ProSiebenSat.1 Digital GmbH / Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH
- Co-authored enterprise cloud strategy including security and governance frameworks for 5 subsidiaries, and implemented part of the governance automation.
- Performed regular cloud cost optimization reviews across 10 teams resulting in ~20% cost reduction.
- Led the technology selection for the migration of in-house CIAM for 25M+ accounts to a SaaS solution, and worked with the product team through the migration.
- Supervised the technology selection and designed the architecture and delivery pipelines for the multi-tenant digital news and sports publishing platform, enabling ~250 editors within ~6 months of development start.
- Led the implementation of a multi-brand design system from idea and technical concept to implementation and rollout, enabling rapid UI prototyping for new products in a matter of hours.
- Managed a team of 4 architects and accelerated the professional growth of team members.
- Technologies: AWS cloud, Microservices, Docker, Python, Kafka, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Node.js, GraphQL, REST, Gitlab CI, Visual Studio Code, git.
Pappu Prasad
Senior Cloud Consultant (AWS Services and Consulting)
Last position:
Senior Cloud Consultant (AWS Services and Consulting) at devoteam GmbH
- Developed automated ETL pipelines with AWS Glue and Athena to ensure consistent data quality and governance requirements
- Implemented validation, anonymization, and encryption measures for data in compliance with GDPR
- Optimized cloud costs by introducing FinOps practices and increased transparency for business units
- Monitored performance, performed root cause analyses, and ensured adherence to SLAs
- Supported data and solution architects in building scalable data models for ML and analytics scenarios
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AWS Certified Security – Specialty statistics
Typical experience
16 years
Average project duration
3 years
Certifications per freelancer
25
Top business areas
Information Technology, Operations, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Transportation, Professional Services
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Bachelor's degree or higher
80%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Daily Rate Distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers holding this certification are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Average rates for AWS Certified Security – Specialty & Seniority distribution
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently Asked Questions
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AWS Certified Security – Specialty validates advanced security knowledge for AWS environments. A holder can design controls for identity, data, networks, monitoring, and incident response, and can apply those controls to real workloads rather than only describe them in theory.
The AWS Security Specialty is narrower and deeper than general AWS certifications. It focuses on security design and operations across AWS services, while broader certifications often cover architecture or administration more generally. That makes it a strong signal when security is the main concern.
A freelancer with AWS Certified Security – Specialty is a good fit when you need someone to review cloud security posture, improve access control, or support security-sensitive migrations. It is especially useful for security architects, cloud engineers, DevOps teams, and consultants working on regulated or sensitive systems.
This certification fits projects that need practical security decisions in AWS. Common examples include securing IAM, setting up logging and detection, hardening network boundaries, managing encryption, and preparing AWS environments for security reviews or audits.
Yes, hands-on experience matters a lot. AWS Certified Security – Specialty is not an entry-level credential; it assumes that the professional already understands AWS services and has worked with security controls in real environments. Strong familiarity with architecture, operations, and security best practices is important.
Preparation should combine AWS documentation, service-level security features, and practical lab work. Candidates usually benefit from reviewing IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, security groups, network design, and incident response patterns in AWS, then testing those ideas in hands-on scenarios.
Like other AWS certifications, this credential is maintained through AWS’s current recertification path. Holders should expect to keep up with service changes and renewal requirements so the certification stays current with the AWS platform and its security features.
In Germany, AWS Certified Security – Specialty is especially valuable for companies that need strong cloud security expertise but want flexible delivery. It is a good fit for remote or hybrid collaboration, and it helps when teams want clear communication in English across security, engineering, and compliance stakeholders.
The average hourly rate for freelancers with AWS Certified Security – Specialty in Germany is 93 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 745 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers with AWS Certified Security – Specialty in Germany, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 60% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers with AWS Certified Security – Specialty in Germany have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers with AWS Certified Security – Specialty in Germany are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers with AWS Certified Security – Specialty in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Transportation (67%), and Professional Services (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers with AWS Certified Security – Specialty in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Operations (50%), and Quality Assurance (50%).
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