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TarekCheikh/README.md

πŸ‘‹ Hi there, I'm Tarek Cheikh

🎯 IT Architect | AWS Security Expert | Open Source Builder

I'm an IT nerd from Paris πŸ‡«πŸ‡· with deep roots in low-level development and cloud architecture. My journey started in the world of C programming on Linux, building telco and media systems, and working on 32-bit to 64-bit architecture migrations.

Since 2014, I've shifted my focus to the AWS ecosystem, specializing in:

  • πŸ” Cloud security
  • πŸ—οΈ Well-Architected cloud systems
  • βš™οΈ Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloudformation)
  • 🧩 DevOps & CI/CD

πŸš€ What I Do

  • 🧠 Design secure, scalable cloud architectures for startups & enterprises
  • πŸ› οΈ Build automation pipelines and serverless apps
  • πŸ§ͺ Experiment and publish open source AWS + Terraform projects
  • πŸŽ™οΈ Speaker at AWS Summit and other tech conferences
  • πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Founder of Toc Consulting β€” a cloud consulting company

πŸ“Œ Featured Projects

  • cryptex-cli: Enterprise-grade CLI password generator with AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, and OS Keychain integrations PyPI version Python Security
  • s3-security-scanner: Comprehensive AWS S3 security scanner with compliance mapping for CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO & GDPR PyPI version Python AWS
  • iam-activity-tracker: Serverless AWS IAM activity monitoring with real-time alerts and CloudTrail analytics Lambda DynamoDB AWS
  • cognito-api: Secure user authentication system using Cognito + Terraform Terraform AWS
  • fileshare-serverless: File sharing app with AWS Lambda + S3 Lambda S3
  • aws-helper-scripts: Comprehensive AWS Security & Cost Optimization Toolkit Bash Python

πŸ› οΈ Technologies I Use

My Skills


πŸ“ˆ GitHub Stats

GitHub Streak

πŸ† Achievements & Metrics

  • 🌟 20+ years in IT architecture and cloud computing
  • ☁️ 50+ AWS projects deployed in production
  • πŸš€ Migrated 15+ legacy systems to cloud-native architectures
  • 🎯 99.9% uptime maintained across client infrastructures
  • πŸ“š 20+ technical articles published on cloud security, Software programming and Linux
  • 🎀 Speaker at tech conferences including AWS Summit Paris

πŸŽ“ Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect Associate AWS Developer Associate AWS SysOps Administrator Associate

  • 🌐 Cisco CCNA Certified

🎯 Current Focus

  • πŸ€– AI/ML Integration with AWS services (Bedrock, SageMaker)
  • πŸ”’ Zero Trust Security architectures in the cloud
  • 🌐 Multi-cloud strategies and hybrid solutions
  • πŸ“– Learning: Advanced Kubernetes security patterns

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