Lesson 08 — Enterprise Build Project
Learning Path
☁️ Phase 2 – AWS Cloud Security
📘 Module 03 – AWS Organizations & Multi-Account Security
🎯 Project Objective
Section titled “🎯 Project Objective”Congratulations!
You have completed all the lessons in this module.
Now it’s time to think like a Cloud Security Architect.
In this project, you will design the AWS Organization for CloudNova Technologies.
Rather than configuring AWS services, your goal is to design a secure, scalable and enterprise-ready AWS environment.
📚 Project Information
Estimated Time: 3–5 Hours
Difficulty: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Lessons 01–07
Deliverable: Enterprise Architecture Design
🏢 Business Scenario
Section titled “🏢 Business Scenario”CloudNova Technologies is rapidly expanding.
Current business profile:
- 2,000+ Employees
- 40 Development Teams
- 120 Applications
- Global Operations
- Hybrid Workforce
- Multiple Compliance Requirements
The executive leadership wants a cloud platform that can support the next five years of business growth.
You have been appointed as the Lead Cloud Security Engineer.
Your responsibility is to design the enterprise AWS Organization.
📋 Business Requirements
Section titled “📋 Business Requirements”The new cloud platform must provide:
- Secure account separation
- Centralized governance
- Centralized billing
- Scalable architecture
- Operational efficiency
- Regulatory compliance
- Secure workload isolation
🏗 Project Tasks
Section titled “🏗 Project Tasks”Complete the following activities.
Task 01 — Design the AWS Organization
Section titled “Task 01 — Design the AWS Organization”Create the CloudNova AWS Organization.
Include:
- Management Account
- Member Accounts
- Organizational Units (OUs)
Your design should support future business growth.
Task 02 — Design Organizational Units
Section titled “Task 02 — Design Organizational Units”Create Organizational Units for:
- Security
- Infrastructure
- Workloads
- Sandbox
Explain the purpose of each OU.
Task 03 — Create AWS Accounts
Section titled “Task 03 — Create AWS Accounts”Design the following AWS accounts.
| AWS Account | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Management | Governance & Billing |
| Security Operations | Security Monitoring |
| Audit | Compliance |
| Log Archive | Log Storage |
| Networking | Shared Networking |
| Shared Services | Common Enterprise Services |
| CI/CD | Deployment Pipelines |
| Development | Development Environment |
| Testing | Testing Environment |
| Staging | Pre-Production |
| Production | Live Workloads |
| Sandbox | Learning & Innovation |
Feel free to add additional accounts if required.
Task 04 — Governance Strategy
Section titled “Task 04 — Governance Strategy”Describe how CloudNova will manage:
- AWS Organizations
- Organizational Units
- Service Control Policies
- AWS Control Tower
Keep the design simple and scalable.
Task 05 — Security Strategy
Section titled “Task 05 — Security Strategy”Recommend how CloudNova will protect its AWS environment.
Consider:
- Account isolation
- Central logging
- Security monitoring
- Least Privilege
- Governance guardrails
You do not need to configure these services—simply describe the architecture.
Task 06 — Future Growth
Section titled “Task 06 — Future Growth”CloudNova plans to launch:
- AI Platform
- Data Platform
- European Region
- Disaster Recovery Environment
Explain how your architecture can support future expansion without requiring a redesign.
📐 Reference Architecture
Section titled “📐 Reference Architecture”Use the following architecture as your starting point.
CloudNova AWS Organization
Management Account│├── Security OU│ ├── Security Operations│ ├── Audit│ └── Log Archive│├── Infrastructure OU│ ├── Networking│ ├── Shared Services│ └── CI/CD│├── Workloads OU│ ├── Development│ ├── Testing│ ├── Staging│ └── Production│└── Sandbox OU ├── Student Labs ├── Innovation └── ResearchThis is a reference design only.
You may improve or expand it if needed.
📑 Deliverables
Section titled “📑 Deliverables”Prepare a design document containing:
- AWS Organization Diagram
- Organizational Unit Structure
- AWS Account List
- Governance Strategy
- Security Strategy
- Future Growth Plan
🏢 Enterprise Review Meeting
Section titled “🏢 Enterprise Review Meeting”Imagine you are presenting your design to CloudNova’s leadership team.
Be prepared to explain:
- Why multiple AWS accounts are used.
- Why Organizational Units are required.
- Why governance is centralized.
- How the design improves security.
- How the architecture supports future business growth.
📊 Project Checklist
Section titled “📊 Project Checklist”| Task | Status |
|---|---|
| Designed AWS Organization | ☐ |
| Created Organizational Units | ☐ |
| Designed AWS Accounts | ☐ |
| Defined Governance Strategy | ☐ |
| Defined Security Strategy | ☐ |
| Planned Future Expansion | ☐ |
| Prepared Architecture Diagram | ☐ |
| Completed Design Document | ☐ |
💡 What You’ve Learned
Section titled “💡 What You’ve Learned”Congratulations!
You can now:
- Design an AWS Organization.
- Build a scalable multi-account architecture.
- Organize AWS accounts using Organizational Units.
- Apply governance using Service Control Policies.
- Understand how AWS Control Tower supports enterprise deployments.
- Recommend a secure AWS architecture for enterprise environments.
These are core skills expected of a Cloud Security Engineer and Cloud Solutions Architect.
🚀 Next Lesson
Section titled “🚀 Next Lesson”➡️ Lesson 09 — Module Review