diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6c17bf894..11dc65380 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.18.0
 	github.com/trimble-oss/go-webauthn-client v0.3.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.30.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0
 )
 
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240506185415-9bf2ced13842 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/awsconfig/awsconfig.go b/pkg/awsconfig/awsconfig.go
index b1bfef9dc..43d28c081 100644
--- a/pkg/awsconfig/awsconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/awsconfig/awsconfig.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package awsconfig
 
 import (
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -73,6 +74,15 @@ func (p *CredentialsProvider) Save(awsCreds *AWSCredentials) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	lock, err := newFileLock(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create credentials file lock")
+	}
+	if err := lock.Lock(); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to acquire credentials file lock")
+	}
+	defer lock.Unlock()
+
 	err = p.ensureConfigExists()
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -246,5 +256,35 @@ func saveProfile(filename, profile string, awsCreds *AWSCredentials) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return config.SaveTo(filename)
+	// Atomic write: write to temp file then rename to prevent partial writes
+	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp(filepath.Dir(filename), ".credentials.tmp.*")
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to create temp file")
+	}
+	tmpName := tmpFile.Name()
+
+	_, err = config.WriteTo(tmpFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		tmpFile.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmpName)
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to write credentials to temp file")
+	}
+	if err := tmpFile.Close(); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpName)
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to close temp file")
+	}
+
+	// Preserve permissions of the original file
+	if fi, err := os.Stat(filename); err == nil {
+		_ = os.Chmod(tmpName, fi.Mode()&fs.ModePerm)
+	} else {
+		_ = os.Chmod(tmpName, 0600)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Rename(tmpName, filename); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tmpName)
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to rename temp credentials file")
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/awsconfig/awsconfig_test.go b/pkg/awsconfig/awsconfig_test.go
index 7d8c5f8b5..5bc7b5e10 100644
--- a/pkg/awsconfig/awsconfig_test.go
+++ b/pkg/awsconfig/awsconfig_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package awsconfig
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	ini "gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 )
 
 func TestUpdateSamlConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -37,4 +40,75 @@ func TestUpdateSamlConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "testtoken", awsCreds.AWSSessionToken)
 
 	os.Remove(".credentials")
+	os.Remove(lockFilePath(".credentials"))
+}
+
+func TestConcurrentSave(t *testing.T) {
+	const filename = ".credentials_concurrent"
+	const numWorkers = 10
+
+	os.Remove(filename)
+	os.Remove(lockFilePath(filename))
+	defer os.Remove(filename)
+	defer os.Remove(lockFilePath(filename))
+
+	// Create the initial file so ensureConfigExists doesn't race
+	err := os.WriteFile(filename, []byte("[default]"), 0600)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	errCh := make(chan error, numWorkers)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(idx int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			profile := fmt.Sprintf("profile-%d", idx)
+			creds := &CredentialsProvider{Filename: filename, Profile: profile}
+			awsCreds := &AWSCredentials{
+				AWSAccessKey:     fmt.Sprintf("key-%d", idx),
+				AWSSecretKey:     fmt.Sprintf("secret-%d", idx),
+				AWSSessionToken:  fmt.Sprintf("token-%d", idx),
+				AWSSecurityToken: fmt.Sprintf("sectoken-%d", idx),
+			}
+			if err := creds.Save(awsCreds); err != nil {
+				errCh <- err
+			}
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(errCh)
+
+	for err := range errCh {
+		t.Fatalf("concurrent save error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify no duplicate sections
+	config, err := ini.Load(filename)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	sectionNames := config.SectionStrings()
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, name := range sectionNames {
+		if seen[name] {
+			t.Errorf("duplicate section found: %s", name)
+		}
+		seen[name] = true
+	}
+
+	// Verify all profiles are present
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		profile := fmt.Sprintf("profile-%d", i)
+		assert.True(t, seen[profile], "missing profile: %s", profile)
+	}
+
+	// Verify file content has no duplicate section headers via raw text
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	content := string(data)
+	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
+		header := fmt.Sprintf("[profile-%d]", i)
+		count := strings.Count(content, header)
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, count, "expected exactly 1 occurrence of %s, got %d", header, count)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/awsconfig/filelock.go b/pkg/awsconfig/filelock.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4ee85d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/awsconfig/filelock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package awsconfig
+
+// fileLock provides mutual exclusion for file access across processes.
+type fileLock interface {
+	Lock() error
+	Unlock() error
+}
+
+// lockFilePath returns the lock file path for a given file.
+func lockFilePath(path string) string {
+	return path + ".lck"
+}
diff --git a/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_test.go b/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a25dac6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package awsconfig
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestFileLockExclusivity(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "locktest")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
+	tmpFile.Close()
+
+	lock1, err := newFileLock(tmpFile.Name())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = lock1.Lock()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Try to acquire a second lock in a goroutine — it should block
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	acquired := false
+
+	go func() {
+		lock2, err := newFileLock(tmpFile.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		_ = lock2.Lock()
+		mu.Lock()
+		acquired = true
+		mu.Unlock()
+		_ = lock2.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	// Give the goroutine time to attempt the lock
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	mu.Lock()
+	assert.False(t, acquired, "second lock should be blocked while first is held")
+	mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Release first lock
+	err = lock1.Unlock()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Wait for second lock to acquire
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	mu.Lock()
+	assert.True(t, acquired, "second lock should acquire after first is released")
+	mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Clean up lock file
+	os.Remove(lockFilePath(tmpFile.Name()))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_unix.go b/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d223f9b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package awsconfig
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+type unixFileLock struct {
+	f *os.File
+}
+
+func newFileLock(path string) (fileLock, error) {
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(lockFilePath(path), os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &unixFileLock{f: f}, nil
+}
+
+func (l *unixFileLock) Lock() error {
+	return unix.Flock(int(l.f.Fd()), unix.LOCK_EX)
+}
+
+func (l *unixFileLock) Unlock() error {
+	defer l.f.Close()
+	return unix.Flock(int(l.f.Fd()), unix.LOCK_UN)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_windows.go b/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bea517b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/awsconfig/filelock_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package awsconfig
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+type windowsFileLock struct {
+	f *os.File
+}
+
+func newFileLock(path string) (fileLock, error) {
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(lockFilePath(path), os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDWR, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &windowsFileLock{f: f}, nil
+}
+
+func (l *windowsFileLock) Lock() error {
+	ol := new(windows.Overlapped)
+	return windows.LockFileEx(windows.Handle(l.f.Fd()), windows.LOCKFILE_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK, 0, 1, 0, ol)
+}
+
+func (l *windowsFileLock) Unlock() error {
+	ol := new(windows.Overlapped)
+	defer l.f.Close()
+	return windows.UnlockFileEx(windows.Handle(l.f.Fd()), 0, 1, 0, ol)
+}