diff --git a/config/config.ts b/config/config.ts
index 8b13e15b8..8b39c508e 100644
--- a/config/config.ts
+++ b/config/config.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   getPierianDxPipelineManagerStackProps,
   getPierianDxPipelineTableStackProps,
 } from './stacks/pierianDxPipelineManager';
+import { getAuthorizationManagerStackProps } from './stacks/authorizationManager';
 import { getSashPipelineManagerStackProps, getSashPipelineTableStackProps } from './stacks/sash';
 import {
   getOncoanalyserPipelineManagerStackProps,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ interface EnvironmentConfig {
 export const getEnvironmentConfig = (stage: AppStage): EnvironmentConfig | null => {
   const stackProps = {
     statefulConfig: {
+      authorizationManagerStackProps: getAuthorizationManagerStackProps(stage),
       dataBucketStackProps: getDataBucketStackProps(stage),
       sharedStackProps: getSharedStackProps(stage),
       postgresManagerStackProps: getPostgresManagerStackProps(),
diff --git a/config/constants.ts b/config/constants.ts
index f7abdc484..bc2b204e8 100644
--- a/config/constants.ts
+++ b/config/constants.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ export const vpcProps: VpcLookupOptions = {
   },
 };
 
+/**
+ * The SSM Parameter Name for HTTP Lambda Authorizer ARN (admin user pool group)
+ */
+export const adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName =
+  '/orcabus/authorization-stack/admin-http-lambda-authorization-arn';
+
 // upstream infra: cognito
 export const cognitoPortalAppClientIdParameterName =
   '/data_portal/client/data2/cog_app_client_id_stage';
diff --git a/config/stacks/authorizationManager.ts b/config/stacks/authorizationManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6c34c20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/stacks/authorizationManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { AuthorizationManagerStackProps } from '../../lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/stack';
+import {
+  cognitoUserPoolIdParameterName,
+  region,
+  accountIdAlias,
+  AppStage,
+  adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName,
+} from '../constants';
+
+export const getAuthorizationManagerStackProps = (
+  stage: AppStage
+): AuthorizationManagerStackProps => {
+  return {
+    cognito: {
+      userPoolIdParameterName: cognitoUserPoolIdParameterName,
+      region: region,
+      accountNumber: accountIdAlias[stage],
+    },
+    adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName: adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/lib/workload/components/api-gateway/README.md b/lib/workload/components/api-gateway/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e62a5653d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/workload/components/api-gateway/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# ApiGatewayConstruct
+
+Usage example:
+
+```ts
+const apiGateway = new ApiGatewayConstruct(this, 'ApiGateway', props.apiGatewayCognitoProps);
+const httpApi = apiGateway.httpApi;
+
+const apiIntegration = new HttpLambdaIntegration('ApiIntegration', apiFn);
+
+new HttpRoute(this, 'GetHttpRoute', {
+  httpApi: httpApi,
+  integration: apiIntegration,
+  routeKey: HttpRouteKey.with('/{proxy+}', HttpMethod.GET),
+});
+
+// To protect the path/method with an admin role within the User Pool Cognito
+// More details on ./.../stateful/authorization-stack
+
+new HttpRoute(this, 'PostHttpRoute', {
+  httpApi: httpApi,
+  integration: apiIntegration,
+  authorizer: apiGateway.cognitoAdminGroupAuthorizer,
+  routeKey: HttpRouteKey.with('/{proxy+}', HttpMethod.POST),
+});
+```
diff --git a/lib/workload/components/api-gateway/index.ts b/lib/workload/components/api-gateway/index.ts
index 0744b5220..d671f8889 100644
--- a/lib/workload/components/api-gateway/index.ts
+++ b/lib/workload/components/api-gateway/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 import { aws_ssm, Duration, RemovalPolicy } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
-import { HttpJwtAuthorizer } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers';
+import {
+  HttpJwtAuthorizer,
+  HttpLambdaAuthorizer,
+  HttpLambdaResponseType,
+} from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigatewayv2-authorizers';
 import { CfnStage, CorsHttpMethod, DomainName, HttpApi } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-apigatewayv2';
 import { Certificate } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-certificatemanager';
 import { IStringParameter, StringParameter } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ssm';
 import { LogGroup, RetentionDays } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
 import { ARecord, HostedZone, RecordTarget } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53';
 import { Role, ServicePrincipal } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
+import { Function } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
 import { ApiGatewayv2DomainProperties } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-route53-targets';
+import { adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName } from '../../../../config/constants';
 
 export interface ApiGwLogsConfig {
   /**
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ export interface ApiGatewayConstructProps {
 export class ApiGatewayConstruct extends Construct {
   private readonly _httpApi: HttpApi;
   private readonly _domainName: string;
+  readonly cognitoAdminGroupAuthorizer: HttpLambdaAuthorizer;
 
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: ApiGatewayConstructProps) {
     super(scope, id);
@@ -96,12 +103,16 @@ export class ApiGatewayConstruct extends Construct {
         allowOrigins: props.corsAllowOrigins,
         maxAge: Duration.days(10),
       },
-      defaultAuthorizer: this.getAuthorizer(props),
+      defaultAuthorizer: this.getJWTAuthorizer(props),
       defaultDomainMapping: {
         domainName: apiGWDomainName,
       },
     });
 
+    this.cognitoAdminGroupAuthorizer = this.getCognitoAdminGroupHTTPAuthorizer(
+      adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName
+    );
+
     new ARecord(this, 'CustomDomainARecord', {
       zone: HostedZone.fromHostedZoneAttributes(this, 'UmccrHostedZone', {
         hostedZoneId,
@@ -160,7 +171,7 @@ export class ApiGatewayConstruct extends Construct {
     accessLogs.grantWrite(role);
   }
 
-  private getAuthorizer(props: ApiGatewayConstructProps): HttpJwtAuthorizer {
+  private getJWTAuthorizer(props: ApiGatewayConstructProps): HttpJwtAuthorizer {
     /**
      * FIXME One fine day in future when we have proper Cognito AAI setup.
      *  For the moment, we leverage Portal and established Cognito infrastructure.
@@ -190,6 +201,33 @@ export class ApiGatewayConstruct extends Construct {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the Cognito Admin Group HTTP Lambda Authorizer
+   * @param adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName The SSM Parameter Name that stores the ARN of the lambda authorizer
+   * @returns
+   */
+  private getCognitoAdminGroupHTTPAuthorizer(adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName: string) {
+    const lambdaArn = StringParameter.valueForStringParameter(
+      this,
+      adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName
+    );
+
+    // Get the lambda HTTP authorizer defined in the authorization stack manager
+    const lambdaAuthorizer = Function.fromFunctionAttributes(
+      this,
+      'AdminGroupHTTPAuthorizerLambda',
+      {
+        functionArn: lambdaArn,
+        sameEnvironment: true,
+      }
+    );
+
+    return new HttpLambdaAuthorizer('AdminGroupLambdaAuthorizer', lambdaAuthorizer, {
+      authorizerName: 'CognitoAdminGroupLambdaAuthorizer',
+      responseTypes: [HttpLambdaResponseType.SIMPLE],
+    });
+  }
+
   get httpApi(): HttpApi {
     return this._httpApi;
   }
diff --git a/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/README.md b/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54998d97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Authorization Stack
+
+This stack contains resources that handle authorization requests.
+
+## AWS Verified Permissions
+
+The current stack deploys AWS Verified Permissions, defining an identity source and policies as described below. A HTTP Lambda Authorizer is also included for use with other stacks.
+
+### Identity Source
+
+- **UMCCR Cognito User Pool**
+
+  Sourced from the UMCCR Cognito User Pool, defined in the infrastructure Terraform repository. The AWS Cognito User Pool
+  is expected to have an `admin` group, which will be used in the policy. Note that the JWT must be generated with the
+  latest token containing the proper Cognito group claims for it to work. This also applies when a user is removed from
+  the group; the JWT must expire to become invalid.
+
+### Policy
+
+- **AdminPolicy**
+
+  A static policy defined in the stack that allows anyone in the `admin` group of the Cognito user pool to perform any
+  action. This essentially checks if a user is in the `admin` group, integrated with the Cognito setup.
+
+  The HTTP Lambda Authorizer is also defined for use in stacks where routes/methods need to comply with this policy. The
+  Lambda ARN is stored in SSM Parameter String defined in `config/constants.ts` as the `adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName` constant.
diff --git a/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/cedarSchema.json b/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/cedarSchema.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5651dd12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/cedarSchema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "OrcaBus": {
+    "actions": {
+      "writeAccess": {
+        "appliesTo": {
+          "principalTypes": ["User"]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "entityTypes": {
+      "CognitoUserGroup": {
+        "memberOfTypes": [],
+        "shape": {
+          "type": "Record",
+          "attributes": {}
+        }
+      },
+      "User": {
+        "memberOfTypes": ["CognitoUserGroup"],
+        "shape": {
+          "attributes": {
+            "email": {
+              "type": "String",
+              "required": false
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "Record"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/http-lambda-authorizer/admin_access_authorizer.py b/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/http-lambda-authorizer/admin_access_authorizer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b00184cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/http-lambda-authorizer/admin_access_authorizer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import os
+import boto3
+
+client = boto3.client('verifiedpermissions')
+
+
+def handler(event, context):
+    response = {
+        "isAuthorized": False,
+    }
+
+    auth_token = event["headers"]["authorization"]
+
+    try:
+
+        if auth_token:
+            avp_response = client.is_authorized_with_token(
+                policyStoreId=os.environ.get("POLICY_STORE_ID"),
+                identityToken=auth_token,
+            )
+
+            return {
+                "isAuthorized": avp_response.get("decision", None) == "ALLOW",
+            }
+        else:
+            return response
+    except BaseException:
+        return response
diff --git a/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/stack.ts b/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/stack.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ed0bff0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/workload/stateful/stacks/authorization-manager/stack.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import { Stack, StackProps } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { Construct } from 'constructs';
+import { StringParameter } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ssm';
+import { CfnPolicyStore, CfnPolicy, CfnIdentitySource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-verifiedpermissions';
+import { PythonFunction } from '@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha';
+
+import cedarSchemaJson from './cedarSchema.json';
+import { Architecture, Runtime } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
+import path from 'path';
+import { PolicyStatement } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam';
+
+export interface AuthorizationManagerStackProps {
+  cognito: CognitoConfig;
+  adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName: string;
+}
+
+interface CognitoConfig {
+  /**
+   * The SSM parameter name that cognito user pool ID is stored
+   */
+  userPoolIdParameterName: string;
+  /**
+   * The AWS region where the cognito user pool is deployed
+   */
+  region: string;
+  /**
+   * The AWS account number where the cognito user pool is deployed
+   */
+  accountNumber: string;
+}
+
+export class AuthorizationManagerStack extends Stack {
+  constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: StackProps & AuthorizationManagerStackProps) {
+    super(scope, id, props);
+
+    // Amazon Verified Permission
+    const policyStore = new CfnPolicyStore(this, 'VerifiedPermissionPolicyStore', {
+      validationSettings: { mode: 'STRICT' },
+      description: 'OrcaBus authorization policy',
+      schema: {
+        cedarJson: JSON.stringify(cedarSchemaJson),
+      },
+    });
+
+    this.setupCognitoIntegrationAndPolicy({
+      cognito: props.cognito,
+      policyStoreId: policyStore.attrPolicyStoreId,
+    });
+
+    this.setupTokenLambdaAuthorization({
+      policyStoreARN: policyStore.attrArn,
+      policyStoreId: policyStore.attrPolicyStoreId,
+      adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName: props.adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This sets up the Verified Permissions integration with Cognito.
+   * It sources users from the Cognito user pool and creates a static policy
+   * that grants all permissions to users in the admin group within the user pool.
+   *
+   * @param props Cognito properties
+   */
+  private setupCognitoIntegrationAndPolicy(props: {
+    policyStoreId: string;
+    cognito: CognitoConfig;
+  }) {
+    // Grab the user pool ID from SSM
+    const userPoolId = StringParameter.fromStringParameterName(
+      this,
+      'CognitoUserPoolIdStringParameter',
+      props.cognito.userPoolIdParameterName
+    ).stringValue;
+
+    // Allow the policy store to source the identity from existing Cognito User Pool Id
+    new CfnIdentitySource(this, 'VerifiedPermissionIdentitySource', {
+      configuration: {
+        cognitoUserPoolConfiguration: {
+          userPoolArn: `arn:aws:cognito-idp:${props.cognito.region}:${props.cognito.accountNumber}:userpool/${userPoolId}`,
+          groupConfiguration: {
+            groupEntityType: 'OrcaBus::CognitoUserGroup', // Refer to './cedarSchema.json'
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      principalEntityType: 'OrcaBus::User',
+      policyStoreId: props.policyStoreId,
+    });
+
+    // Create a static policy that allow user from the admin group to allow all actions
+    new CfnPolicy(this, 'CognitoPortalAdminPolicy', {
+      definition: {
+        static: {
+          statement: `
+            permit (
+              principal in OrcaBus::CognitoUserGroup::"${userPoolId}|admin",
+              action,
+              resource
+            );
+          `,
+          description:
+            'Allow all action for all resource for user in the admin cognito user pool group',
+        },
+      },
+      policyStoreId: props.policyStoreId,
+    });
+  }
+
+  private setupTokenLambdaAuthorization(props: {
+    policyStoreId: string;
+    policyStoreARN: string;
+    adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName: string;
+  }) {
+    const adminLambdaAuth = new PythonFunction(this, 'AdminHTTPAuthorizerLambda', {
+      entry: path.join(__dirname, 'http-lambda-authorizer'),
+      architecture: Architecture.ARM_64,
+      runtime: Runtime.PYTHON_3_12,
+      index: 'admin_access_authorizer.py',
+      retryAttempts: 0,
+      environment: { POLICY_STORE_ID: props.policyStoreId },
+      initialPolicy: [
+        new PolicyStatement({
+          actions: ['verifiedpermissions:IsAuthorizedWithToken'],
+          resources: [props.policyStoreARN],
+        }),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    new StringParameter(this, 'AdminHTTPAuthorizerLambdaARNParameter', {
+      parameterName: props.adminHttpLambdaAuthorizerParameterName,
+      description:
+        'ARN of the HTTP lambda authorizer that allow access for admin in the cognito user pool group',
+      stringValue: adminLambdaAuth.functionArn,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/workload/stateful/statefulStackCollectionClass.ts b/lib/workload/stateful/statefulStackCollectionClass.ts
index 07333e84b..74c9f7383 100644
--- a/lib/workload/stateful/statefulStackCollectionClass.ts
+++ b/lib/workload/stateful/statefulStackCollectionClass.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ import {
   PierianDxPipelineTable,
   PierianDxPipelineTableStackProps,
 } from './stacks/pieriandx-pipeline-dynamo-db/deploy';
+import {
+  AuthorizationManagerStack,
+  AuthorizationManagerStackProps,
+} from './stacks/authorization-manager/stack';
 import {
   OncoanalyserNfPipelineTable,
   OncoanalyserNfPipelineTableStackProps,
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ import {
 
 export interface StatefulStackCollectionProps {
   dataBucketStackProps: DataBucketStackProps;
+  authorizationManagerStackProps: AuthorizationManagerStackProps;
   sharedStackProps: SharedStackProps;
   postgresManagerStackProps: PostgresManagerStackProps;
   tokenServiceStackProps: TokenServiceStackProps;
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ export interface StatefulStackCollectionProps {
 export class StatefulStackCollection {
   // You could add more stack here and initiate it at the constructor. See example below for reference
 
+  readonly authorizationManagerStack: Stack;
   readonly dataBucketStack: Stack;
   readonly sharedStack: Stack;
   readonly postgresManagerStack: Stack;
@@ -112,6 +118,15 @@ export class StatefulStackCollection {
       });
     }
 
+    this.authorizationManagerStack = new AuthorizationManagerStack(
+      scope,
+      'AuthorizationManagerStack',
+      {
+        ...this.createTemplateProps(env, 'AuthorizationManagerStack'),
+        ...statefulConfiguration.authorizationManagerStackProps,
+      }
+    );
+
     this.sharedStack = new SharedStack(scope, 'SharedStack', {
       ...this.createTemplateProps(env, 'SharedStack'),
       ...statefulConfiguration.sharedStackProps,
diff --git a/lib/workload/stateless/stacks/filemanager/deploy/stack.ts b/lib/workload/stateless/stacks/filemanager/deploy/stack.ts
index efa8d7332..5846e4e94 100644
--- a/lib/workload/stateless/stacks/filemanager/deploy/stack.ts
+++ b/lib/workload/stateless/stacks/filemanager/deploy/stack.ts
@@ -153,12 +153,14 @@ export class Filemanager extends Stack {
     new HttpRoute(this, 'PatchHttpRoute', {
       httpApi: httpApi,
       integration: apiIntegration,
+      authorizer: apiGateway.cognitoAdminGroupAuthorizer,
       routeKey: HttpRouteKey.with('/{proxy+}', HttpMethod.PATCH),
     });
 
     new HttpRoute(this, 'PostHttpRoute', {
       httpApi: httpApi,
       integration: apiIntegration,
+      authorizer: apiGateway.cognitoAdminGroupAuthorizer,
       routeKey: HttpRouteKey.with('/{proxy+}', HttpMethod.POST),
     });
 
diff --git a/test/stateful/pipeline/deployment.test.ts b/test/stateful/pipeline/deployment.test.ts
index 0c144320a..cec5ccf7a 100644
--- a/test/stateful/pipeline/deployment.test.ts
+++ b/test/stateful/pipeline/deployment.test.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ function applyNagSuppression(stackId: string, stack: Stack) {
 
   // for each stack specific
   switch (stackId) {
+    case 'AuthorizationManagerStack':
+      // FIXME - https://github.com/umccr/orcabus/issues/174
+      NagSuppressions.addResourceSuppressionsByPath(
+        stack,
+        // pragma: allowlist nextline secret
+        ['/AuthorizationManagerStack/AdminHTTPAuthorizerLambda/ServiceRole/Resource'],
+        [
+          {
+            id: 'AwsSolutions-IAM4',
+            reason: 'Tracking this at (https://github.com/umccr/orcabus/issues/174)',
+          },
+        ]
+      );
+      break;
     case 'TokenServiceStack':
       // suppress by resource
       NagSuppressions.addResourceSuppressionsByPath(