Dane C.

I am a cybersecurity professional with 10 years of experience helping organizations secure their systems, data, networks, cloud environments, and business operations. My background spans cybersecurity engineering, security operations, identity and access management, cloud security, systems administration, network security, vulnerability management, incident response, and compliance. Throughout my career, I have supported organizations ranging from healthcare providers and technology companies to government environments, designing and implementing security solutions that protect critical infrastructure, sensitive data, and business operations. I have experience working across the entire security lifecycle, including security assessments, risk reduction, security monitoring, access management, security architecture, incident response, vulnerability remediation, and regulatory compliance. I am experience with: • Designing, implementing, and securing enterprise identity and access management (IAM) solutions using Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID including authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle management. • Implementing and supporting modern authentication and federation technologies including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SCIM, and LDAP to enable secure single sign-on (SSO), identity provisioning, and application integration. • Developing automation and administrative solutions using PowerShell, Python, JSON, and XML to streamline security operations, identity management, reporting, and infrastructure administration. • Designing, deploying, and managed cloud infrastructure and security solutions across Microsoft Azure supporting hybrid and cloud-native architectures. • Building and maintaining enterprise security monitoring capabilities using Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM) for including log ingestion, analytics rules, KQL development, threat hunting, and incident investigation. • Performing advanced threat detection, incident response, and security operations using Microsoft Defender XDR, CrowdStrike EDR, and Arista Managed Detection and Response (MNDR) to identify, investigate, and contain cybersecurity threats. • Engineering secure network and web infrastructure utilizing VPN technologies, TLS/SSL certificates, REST APIs, DNS, and DHCP, ensuring secure communications and reliable enterprise connectivity. • Implementing privileged access management (PAM), secrets management, data encryption and certificate lifecycle solutions using CyberArk and Azure Key Vault to protect privileged credentials, cryptographic assets, and sensitive workloads. • Implementing data security, governance, and compliance initiatives using Microsoft Purview and Varonis, enabling data classification, access governance, sensitive data protection, and regulatory compliance across enterprise environments. • Delivering end-to-end highly technical cybersecurity solutions spanning a Zero Trust architecture, helping organizations strengthen their overall security posture and reduce cyber risk.