About
About
Mission Critical Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft · United Kingdom
I am a Mission Critical Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, working across identity, XDR, endpoint management, and AI operations.
I have 19+ years of Microsoft experience and have contributed to more than 50 large-scale enterprise cybersecurity and endpoint management projects.
My public writing and interviews focus on Zero Trust, cloud transformation, endpoint management, AI governance, prompt engineering, and practical enterprise security operations.
Track record
Experience summary
- 19+ years at Microsoft spanning consulting delivery and mission-critical cloud architecture.
- 50+ large-scale enterprise security and endpoint management projects across global organizations.
- Current focus on identity, Defender XDR, endpoint strategy, Windows 365, and practical Security Copilot adoption.
Technical focus
Skills
Identity & Access
- Entra ID
- IAM
- Conditional Access
- MFA resilience
- Privileged access
Endpoint Management
- Intune
- Windows 365
- Device compliance
Threat Protection
- Defender XDR
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Detection as Code
- SIEM / SOAR
- Threat modeling
- Security posture management
AI Operations
- Security Copilot
- AIOps for SecOps
- Agentic workflows
Credentials
Selected certifications
- Active certifications
- 11
- Microsoft exams passed
- 26
- Certification history
- Since 2000
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Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Microsoft · active
Public profile -
Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
Microsoft · active · Earned · Expires
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Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Microsoft · active · Earned
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Microsoft Specialist: Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
Microsoft · active · Earned
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Microsoft · active · Earned
Certification foundations
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
- MCTS: SCCM
- MCTS: SCOM
- MCTS: Business Desktop Deployment
View 7 more active certifications
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MCSA: Windows Server 2012
Microsoft · active · Earned
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Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft · active · Earned
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Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: Windows Server 2008
Microsoft · active · Earned
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
Microsoft · active · Earned
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
Microsoft · active · Earned
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration
Microsoft · active · Earned
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Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008
Microsoft · active · Earned
Academic background
Education
State University of Management
Master’s degree in Information Technology Management
Off the clock
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