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Rana Usman Ahmad
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Identity and Entra

I make identity the control plane: Microsoft Entra ID architecture, Conditional Access at scale, and privileged access designed so the right people get the right access and nobody else does.

Microsoft
Azure
Microsoft 365
Entra ID
Defender XDR
Sentinel
Purview
Intune
Copilot
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Problems I help solve

Standing admin rights and over-permissioned accounts
Conditional Access that is patchy or inconsistent
No just-in-time privileged access
Identity sprawl across tenants
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What I deliver

Entra ID Architecture

A clean, governable identity foundation.

What I deliver
A Microsoft Entra ID tenant and hybrid identity design with an authentication and passwordless strategy.
Business outcome
Identity becomes a control plane, not a liability.
  • Microsoft Entra ID

Conditional Access at Scale

A layered, risk-based policy framework.

What I deliver
A layered, persona-based Conditional Access framework, tested and rolled out with break-glass cover.
Business outcome
Every access decision is explicit, risk-aware, and auditable.
  • Conditional Access
  • Entra ID P2

Privileged Access

PIM and just-in-time elevation.

What I deliver
A Privileged Identity Management design with just-in-time elevation, approvals, and admin role tiering.
Business outcome
Standing admin access removed, elevation only when needed.
  • PIM
  • MFA

Identity Lifecycle

Access reviews and governance.

What I deliver
Access review campaigns, entitlement management, and joiner-mover-leaver flows.
Business outcome
Permissions stay honest over time.
  • Entra ID Governance
  • Access Reviews

Endpoint and Device Security with Intune

Device compliance, configuration, and app protection tied to access.

What I deliver
Intune compliance and configuration policies and app protection, wired into Conditional Access.
Business outcome
Only healthy, compliant, managed devices reach corporate data.
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Compliance Policies

External and Guest Identity

B2B collaboration and guest governance.

What I deliver
External ID and B2B collaboration with guest lifecycle, access reviews, and governance.
Business outcome
Partners get access without becoming a risk.
  • Entra External ID
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Outcomes

01

Zero Trust identity rollouts that lifted security posture by up to 80%

02

50,000+ users secured across enterprise identity-first rollouts

Technology stack

  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Conditional Access
  • Entra ID P2
  • PIM
  • MFA
  • Entra ID Governance
  • Access Reviews

Typical deliverables

  • Entra ID and hybrid identity architecture
  • Conditional Access framework
  • Privileged access and PIM design
  • Access governance and review model

Reference architecture

User and device
Conditional AccessUser risk, device compliance, location
Allow with MFA, or block
Microsoft 365 and Azure
Conceptual architecture using the Microsoft stack. Original diagram; product names are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Work with me

Let me turn complexity into a system you can run.

Securing a Microsoft environment, planning a migration, or getting ready for Copilot. I help you make the call with clarity, then build it to last.