This work package provides organisations with expert guidance to design, assess, and implement a security architecture aligned to the Alibaba Cloud Well‑Architected Framework, with a focus on:
Security Pillar
Reliability Pillar
Operational Excellence Pillar
Performance Efficiency & Cost Optimisation (security‑relevant aspects)
Zero Trust Architecture alignment
The service ensures Alibaba Cloud environments are secure, resilient, compliant, and operationally mature, enabling organisations to modernise safely across multi‑account, multi‑region, and hybrid architectures.
Assess Alibaba Cloud environments against the Well‑Architected Framework (Security Pillar).
Develop an Alibaba Cloud‑aligned Security Reference Architecture.
Strengthen identity, network, workload, data, and operational security.
Improve monitoring, detection, and automated response capabilities.
Establish governance, policies, and continuous assurance processes.
Alibaba Cloud Well‑Architected Security Review with risk‑prioritised remediation plan.
Cloud Security Reference Architecture blueprint.
Hardened IAM, network, data, and workload controls.
Updated governance, policies, and operational processes.
A multi‑phase Alibaba Cloud security transformation roadmap.
Multi‑account governance using Alibaba Cloud Resource Directory.
RAM (Resource Access Management) governance and least‑privilege access.
Security policy development and harmonisation.
Compliance mapping (ISO, NIST, CIS, PCI, GDPR, MLPS 2.0).
Cloud risk assessment and threat modelling.
Alibaba Cloud Governance Framework
Resource Directory & Policy Pack
Security Baseline & Compliance Mapping
RAM user, role, and policy design.
MFA, SSO, and identity federation.
Privileged Access Management using RAM & ActionTrail.
Workload identity governance (RAM Roles, STS tokens).
Zero Trust identity architecture.
IAM Hardening Pack
Privileged Access Governance Model
Zero Trust Identity Architecture Blueprint
VPC design, segmentation, and isolation.
Zero Trust network patterns using PrivateLink, VPC endpoints, and Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN).
Cloud Firewall, WAF, Anti‑DDoS Pro/Enhanced.
Secure hybrid connectivity (Express Connect, VPN Gateway).
Secure remote access and identity‑aware proxy patterns.
Alibaba Cloud Network Security Architecture
Zero Trust Network Segmentation Design
Firewall & WAF Configuration Blueprint
Data classification and sensitivity‑based access.
Encryption at rest and in transit (KMS, HSM).
Tokenisation and key management.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and insider risk controls.
Secure storage and access governance for OSS, RDS, PolarDB, AnalyticDB.
Data Protection & Governance Framework
Encryption & Key Management Design
Alibaba Cloud Storage & Database Security Pack
Secure container and serverless architecture (ACK, Function Compute).
API security using API Gateway & WAF.
Secure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline integration (Cloud Toolkit, GitHub/GitLab).
Vulnerability scanning and patching (Security Center).
Application & Workload Security Pack
DevSecOps Integration Guide
API & Workload Trust Architecture
ECS, RDS, OSS, SLB, and PaaS hardening.
Secure Landing Zones aligned to Alibaba Cloud best practices.
CSPM, CIEM, CWPP integration using Alibaba Cloud Security Center.
Configuration baselines aligned to CIS Alibaba Cloud Benchmark.
Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure Hardening Standards
Security Center Integration Blueprint
Secure Landing Zone Architecture
SIEM/SOAR integration using ActionTrail, Log Service, and third‑party SIEMs.
Threat detection using Security Center, Cloud Firewall, and Threat Detection Service.
Automated remediation using Function Compute, EventBridge, and Operation Orchestration Service (OOS).
Incident response playbooks for Alibaba Cloud workloads.
Monitoring & Telemetry Strategy
Detection Engineering Use Case Library
Alibaba Cloud Incident Response Playbook Pack
Multi‑zone and multi‑region resilience patterns.
Backup, disaster recovery, and failover design (HBR, DBS, RDS/PolarDB DR).
Chaos engineering and resilience testing.
Post‑incident review and continuous improvement.
Resilience & Continuity Framework
Multi‑Region Resilience Architecture
Continuous Improvement Model
RAM, MFA, federation
Privileged access governance
Workload identity (RAM Roles, STS)
VPC segmentation
PrivateLink, CEN, ZTNA
Cloud Firewall, WAF, Anti‑DDoS
Classification, encryption, tokenisation
KMS & HSM
DLP & insider risk controls
ACK/Function Compute hardening
API Gateway & WAF
DevSecOps & CI/CD security
Secure Landing Zones
Security Center, Threat Detection
CIS benchmark alignment
ActionTrail, Log Service
Security Center SIEM/SOAR
Automated remediation
Alibaba Cloud Well‑Architected Security Review Report
Alibaba Cloud Security Reference Architecture Blueprint
Identity, Network & Data Hardening Packs
Monitoring, Detection & Automation Design Pack
Governance & Operating Model Framework
Executive Summary & Board‑Level Presentation
Alibaba Cloud Zero Trust Landing Zone
Secure DevOps / DevSecOps Integration Guide
Continuous Alibaba Cloud Security Monitoring Service
Multi‑Cloud Security Architecture
Compliance Accelerator (ISO, NIST, CIS, PCI, HIPAA, MLPS 2.0)
Initiation & Discovery
Alibaba Cloud Well‑Architected Security Review
Architecture & Policy Design
Identity, Network & Data Hardening
Monitoring & Automation Integration
Governance & Capability Uplift
Optional: Continuous Alibaba Cloud Security Assurance
Lead Alibaba Cloud Security Architect
Zero Trust Architect
Identity & Access Specialist
Cloud Network Engineer
DevSecOps & Workload Security Specialist
Governance & Compliance Analyst
Project Manager
Fixed‑price for assessment, architecture, and governance phases.
Time & materials for engineering and integration.
Subscription/retainer for continuous Alibaba Cloud security assurance.
Cloud misconfigurations → Security Center & IaC.
Identity sprawl → RAM governance & Access Control Policies.
Data exposure risks → encryption, DLP, access governance.
Operational resistance → training & clear operating models.
Tool sprawl → consolidation into Alibaba Cloud‑native controls.