Cybersecurity · Cloud Security · CS @ UMaT
Hands-on AWS labs on my current account: hosting, storage security, and serverless APIs.
Lab 1: Amplify Hosting + CI/CD from GitHub (iamroidev/iamroidev)
Lab 2: S3 bucket hardening + least-privilege IAM policy
Lab 3: Lambda + API Gateway HTTP API
Lab flow
Services
Amplify, S3, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB
Region & certs
us-west-1 · Personal AWS account
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
I'm Richard Kwaku Opoku, Year 3 Computer Science & Engineering at UMaT. I work on cybersecurity and cloud security.
It started with curiosity: my siblings' phones, whatever device was nearby, settings I was not supposed to change. When I finally had my own, that habit became building, then caring about how things are secured and run, not only launched.
Lately: AWS labs (documented on LinkedIn), AmaliTech AWS re/Start, One Million Coders on Coursera, cryptography in Information Security, and ISC2 CC in progress. I TA C# at UMaT and tutor at AAENICS.
Education
University of Mines and Technology
Computer Science & Engineering · Year 3
Expected 2027
Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate (4/8)
One Million Coders Member, Cybersecurity (Coursera)
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (in progress)
ML Specialization, DeepLearning.AI / Stanford
Focus
Cybersecurity · Cloud Security · Network Security
C# TA · AAENICS tutor · hardware hackathon organizer
What I use day to day, from AWS labs and security coursework to the languages behind the apps below.
Cloud Security
AWS: IAM, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB, Amplify, EC2, VPC
Security · Tools
Linux, Bash, SQL · Wireshark, tcpdump · TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S · firewalls, VPN, cryptography
Security · Frameworks
CIA triad, NIST CSF, risk assessment, security ethics, incident response planning
Also build with
C#, Python, Node.js, TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase
Deploy & Other
AWS Amplify, Vercel, Docker, Cloudflare · ESP32, MQTT
Cloud Practitioner Intern, AWS re/Start at AmaliTech, online, Jan to Apr 2026
IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, Linux, Python, networking, databases.
AmaliTech hackathon: built a hospital queue system with Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, DynamoDB, and Amplify.
Information Security (UMaT): cryptography coursework on symmetric and asymmetric encryption, with implementation.
One Million Coders: studying cybersecurity on Coursera (Google certificate, 4 of 8 done).
C# TA at UMaT. Tutor at AAENICS. Organised hardware hackathons.
AWS re/Start
Jan 2026 to Apr 2026
Online via AmaliTech
Hackathon build
Hospital queue system
Lambda · Cognito · DynamoDB
Academic security
Information Security course
Cryptography implementation
2026
Campus · Marketplace
A trusted UMaT only marketplace with escrow payments and role based access.
Buyer, seller, and admin roles. Paystack escrow, student verification, real-time chat. Web on Vercel/Cloudflare; API on AWS EC2; MongoDB Atlas.
2026
AI · Reading
Purpose: turn reading into consistent action with guided summaries and audio.
Books turned into actionable intelligence: AI summaries, audio playback, streaks, and learning paths. Reading became a habit with metrics behind it.
2026
AI · Scholarships
Purpose: help students find funding faster with verified matches.
Scholarship intelligence platform. From raw documents to personalised funding strategies. AI parses CVs, transcripts and SOPs, matches profiles to real opportunities, and tracks deadlines end to end.
2026
AI · EdTech
Purpose: make studying focused with instant quizzes, summaries, and plans.
AI study assistant. Uploads become quizzes, flashcards, summaries, and study plans. Five tool sprawl collapsed to one.