Security Architecture
Zero-trust access, identity, hardening and vulnerability management.
Security architecture is mostly about making the safe path the easy path. Controls that engineers route around are worse than no controls, because they create the illusion of protection while quietly training everyone to work outside them.
Work spans zero-trust access design, identity and access management across Entra ID and AWS IAM, host hardening against CIS baselines, file integrity monitoring, vulnerability management and SIEM integration — along with the documentation and change records that regulated environments demand.
What this covers
- Zero-trust access architecture and segmentation
- Identity and access management — Entra ID, AWS IAM, MFA enforcement
- Windows and Linux hardening to CIS baselines via Ansible
- Vulnerability scanning and file integrity monitoring
- SIEM integration, custom detection content and monitoring
- Risk-rated findings and remediation roadmaps for senior stakeholders
Delivered
A 65,000-user privileged access and identity governance programme delivered across a global hybrid cloud estate. Zero-trust cloud access with Entra ID and AWS IAM, MFA on all workloads, and thousands of servers hardened across multiple regions with enterprise SIEM for centralised detection.
Discuss a security architecture project
Email darren.pilkington@it-architect.uk or get in touch. Initial conversations are free and you will get a straight view on scope and feasibility.