University of Leeds

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.