I design security architectures and operating models that reduce complexity, improve ownership and support long-term security maturity. My work connects business risk, technical architecture, regulatory expectations and realistic delivery capacity.
• Target architecture and transition roadmaps
• Security operating model design
• Architecture review workshops
• Security standards, patterns and decision papers
• Cross-team ownership and governance models
• Zero Trust and secure-by-design architecture
• Transformation planning and architecture-led remediation
I help organizations improve identity and privileged access governance across hybrid estates, cloud platforms and operational environments.
• Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID governance
• Entra PIM, Access Packages and Conditional Access
• CyberArk and BeyondTrust PAM strategy
• AD Tiering, privileged access lifecycle and break-glass
• Okta, SailPoint, Saviynt and IGA advisory
• JML, access reviews and application access governance
• IAM support model, documentation and operational procedures
I advise on secure Azure and Microsoft security operating practices, with a focus on privileged access, governance, monitoring and auditability.
• Azure privileged access models
• RBAC, PIM, naming and tagging standards
• Microsoft Defender, Sentinel and Intune alignment
• Lifecycle controls and monitoring requirements
• Secure cloud administration and control evidence
• Cloud governance standards and operational procedures
I help organizations assess security risk, translate findings into actions and build evidence-based control improvement plans.
• ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, NIS2, DORA, SOC2 and GDPR alignment
• IAM, cloud, infrastructure and application risk assessments
• Control mapping and audit readiness
• Policy, standards and SOP development
• Risk registers, treatment plans and decision frameworks
• Vulnerability remediation governance
• Executive-ready reporting and evidence packs
I support acquisitions, integrations and third-party security reviews with practical risk assessment and remediation planning.
• Acquisition security assessments
• Identity and access integration reviews
• Asset discovery and documentation standards
• Security baseline alignment
• Vendor and SaaS security assessment
• Post-merger remediation planning
• M&A integration playbooks
For industrial and critical environments, I review and design practical secure remote access patterns aligned with operational constraints.
• OT remote access review
• Citrix / VDI access assessment
• RBAC, MFA and privileged access controls
• Segmentation and monitoring recommendations
• Purdue and IEC 62443-aligned guidance
• Identity patterns for operators and vendors
I support CISOs, IT directors and leadership teams that need senior cyber guidance without full-time executive hiring.
• Security strategy and governance
• Interim / fractional CISO support
• Board and steering-committee communication
• Security KPIs and decision-ready reporting
• Operating model and ownership clarification
• Architecture and risk advisor
• Clear scope and ownership
• Low bureaucracy, high structure
• Architecture-led problem solving
• Transparent communication
• Practical documentation
• Delivery adapted to organizational maturity
• Contract roles
• Architecture advisory
• Short-term reviews
• Long-term transformation support
• Workshops and playbooks
• Interim / fractional leadership