Benjamin S. Hobbs

GRC Engineer | AWS & GCP Security Specialist | Cloud Compliance Specialist

📍 Remote Preferred | Phoenix, AZ | Open to relocation

About Me

I'm a GRC Engineer with 3+ years of experience helping organizations build secure, compliant cloud infrastructures. I specialize in GCP and AWS security architecture, compliance automation, and risk management frameworks.

I'm quite passionate about making security accessible and practical for everyone (small businesses, large enterprises, and everything in between). Malicious activity continues to rise, and security professionals must adapt in kind to stay ahead of threats. I believe effective security doesn't slow teams down - it empowers them to move faster with confidence. Likewise, compliance isn't a theatrical performance occurring periodically, but an ongoing process adding value to an organization that is demonstrable not only to auditors, but other stakeholders as well.

Skills & Expertise

Cloud Platforms

AWS Google Cloud Platform Azure

Security & Compliance

SOC 2 ISO 27001 ISO 42001 NIST CSF PCI DSS HIPAA FedRAMP

Tools & Technologies

CloudFormation Terraform AWS Security Hub GuardDuty CloudTrail Vanta

Programming & Scripting

Python Bash JavaScript SQL

GRC Frameworks

NIST RMF CIS Controls COBIT

Other Skills

Risk Assessment Security Auditing Policy Development Incident Response

Featured Projects

ISO 42001 Certification

Led the successful implementation and certification process for ISO 42001 AI Management System standards.

Vanta GCP SharePoint Excel Word

Vanta Migration

Successfully migrated compliance management infrastructure to Vanta platform for automated compliance monitoring.

Vanta GCP SharePoint Excel Word

ISO 27001 Certification

Implemented and achieved ISO 27001 certification for information security management system.

Vanta GCP SharePoint Excel Word

Certifications

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CISSP-Associate

Certified Information Systems Security Professional

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GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Google Cloud Platform

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GCP Associate Cloud Engineer

Google Cloud Platform

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CompTIA Security+

Security Fundamentals

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CompTIA Network+

Network Fundamentals

Get In Touch

I'm always interested in discussing GRC, cloud security, and compliance opportunities.