Alex Ball

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About Alex Ball

Cyber security professional experienced in attack surface management, incident response, and security automation within large-scale enterprise environments. Currently working as a Cyber Security Discovery Analyst at BT Group.My current role centres around attack surface management, including automating security scanning processes, developing internal tooling, leveraging threat intelligence and OSINT to assess business risk, and coordinating remediation activities across stakeholders and system owners. I work closely with operational and technical teams to prioritise vulnerabilities, reduce organisational exposure, and improve overall security posture.Alongside this, I have experience building Python-based automation pipelines for OSINT ingestion and enrichment, and supporting high-severity investigations within enterprise environments.I’m particularly interested in cloud security engineering, infrastructure security, and secure-by-design architecture, with a growing focus on AWS, IAM, automation, and scalable cloud security controls. I’m currently studying toward AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate while continuing to build hands-on experience in AWS, Terraform, and cloud security engineering.Key areas of interest:• Cloud Security & AWS• Attack Surface Management• Security Automation• Infrastructure Security• Incident Response• Security Engineering