Cloud, Identity & AI Security Engineer | Azure Security | Microsoft Entra ID | Zero Trust | Security Architecture
I am a Cloud, Identity & AI Security Engineer focused on helping organisations securely adopt, operate, and scale modern cloud, identity, and AI-driven technologies through Zero Trust principles, governance-aligned controls, security architecture, and detection-driven security practices.
My work centres on reducing security risk, strengthening identity protection, improving cloud security posture, enhancing operational visibility, and enabling responsible AI adoption across modern enterprise environments.
My primary expertise lies within Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Entra ID ecosystems, where I design, implement, and document security controls spanning identity security, cloud governance, security monitoring, threat detection, and security operations. I am particularly interested in how identity, governance, and security architecture combine to create resilient, scalable, and business-aligned security outcomes.
Alongside my Microsoft security focus, I continue expanding my expertise across AWS, multi-cloud security, security governance, and cloud architecture to support secure digital transformation across diverse enterprise environments.
This portfolio showcases practical, enterprise-focused security implementations demonstrating how organisations can secure cloud, identity, and AI-driven environments through modern security architecture, governance, monitoring, detection engineering, and Zero Trust principles.
https://github.com/SecuredByPrince/enterprise-cloud-identity-ai-security-portfolio
The portfolio demonstrates practical implementations across:
- Cloud Security Engineering
- Identity Security Engineering
- Zero Trust Architecture
- AI Security Engineering
- Security Architecture
- Cloud Governance
- Detection Engineering
- Security Monitoring & Threat Detection
- Multi-Cloud Security
- Risk Management & Governance
Enterprise-focused implementation demonstrating identity-first security through:
- Conditional Access
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- Identity Governance
- Identity Protection
- Azure RBAC
- Access Reviews
- Lifecycle Workflows
- Security Monitoring & Detection Engineering
Repository:
https://github.com/SecuredByPrince/zero-trust-identity-security-entra-id
Enterprise-focused cloud security project demonstrating:
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Azure Policy
- Azure RBAC
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
- Secure Score Optimisation
- Governance & Compliance Controls
- Security Monitoring & Operational Visibility
Repository:
https://github.com/SecuredByPrince/Secure-Azure-Cloud-Workloads
Enterprise-focused AI security project demonstrating:
- Azure AI Foundry
- Azure OpenAI Service
- Prompt Shields
- Azure AI Content Safety
- Responsible AI
- AI Governance
- AI Threat Modelling
- AI Risk Management
- AI Security Monitoring
Repository:
https://github.com/SecuredByPrince/Secure-AI-Applications-on-Azure
Practical implementation demonstrating foundational multi-cloud security controls including:
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Logging & Monitoring
- Security Governance
- AWS Security Hub
- AWS GuardDuty
- AWS CloudTrail
- AWS Config
- Azure Security Controls
Repository:
Coming Soon
- Cloud Security Engineering
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Microsoft Entra ID Security
- Zero Trust Architecture
- AI Security Engineering
- Security Architecture
- Cloud Governance
- Detection Engineering
- Security Operations
- Threat Detection & Threat Hunting
- Multi-Cloud Security
- Security Monitoring & Visibility
- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
Working knowledge of:
- Zero Trust Architecture
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)
- MITRE ATT&CK
- MITRE ATLAS
- ISO/IEC 27001
- ISO/IEC 27701
- ISO/IEC 42001
- Azure Security Benchmark
These frameworks help inform my approach to designing security controls that are not only technically effective, but also aligned with governance, risk management, privacy, and responsible technology adoption objectives.
My long-term goal is to help organisations securely navigate digital transformation by combining Cloud Security, Identity Security, AI Security, Security Architecture, and Governance to reduce risk, strengthen resilience, and enable secure innovation at scale.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prince-richard-o/