Re-imagine DevSecOps with AWS - CD applied to Authorization with IAM Identity Center and AWS IAM Access Analyzer

Level 300 Before diving into the technical depths of permission sets and CDK pipelines, let’s take a brief journey through the story so far. Originally, our exploration began with the challenge of managing access in the cloud task that’s both critical and complex as organizations scale. In the first installment, we introduced the foundations: using AWS IAM Identity Center as the central hub for managing user identities and permissions efficiently across multiple AWS accounts . We looked at how a consistent and automated approach helps streamline authorization, reduce manual errors, and improve auditability. The next chapter followed with practical examples illustrating how to create and deploy permission sets via Infrastructure-as-Code. Here, we learned to define reusable templates for permissions, enabling teams to replicate best practices and accelerate onboarding for new projects. Along the way, pitfalls emerged—like misconfigured policies or improper use of wildcards—which provided