University of Leeds (October 2020 - March 2022)
Contract One - Architect the Stabilization and Standardization of Azure Hybrid Cloud (6 Months)
Resetting a significant but stalled Cloud migration program.
Create and establish a Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) area / team / service.
Securing, standardising and optimising the substantial Azure service (over £1m pa spend).
Establish Azure Platform for University Research Services.
Establishing Azure Platform for Secure Application Development.
Establishing Azure Platform for data integration services.
Develop a strategy for data storage, lifecycle and compliance management (7 PB+).
Contact Two- Define and Architect “BeSafe” Cyber Security Initiative (2 x 6 Months)
Taking a multi-million, multi-faceted Cyber improvement business case from concept to formal delivery.
Designing and delivering next generation EndPoint Detection and Response (EDR).
Designing and delivering Asset management (AM).
Designing and delivering Secure Web Gateway (SWG).
Designing and delivering Privileged Account Management (PAM).
Designing and delivering Identity and Access Management (IDAM) services.
Develop and manage a substantial Security Operations Centre (SOC) service / MSS Tender including on-boarding.
Identifying, establishing, maintaining and evangelising Security Enterprise Architecture.
Securing Azure and M365 Services specifically, and general cloud security architecture.