Sony Shaik

About Sony Shaik

A highly skilled and results-driven cybersecurity and identity management professional with over 8 years of hands-on experience in managing identity infrastructures, implementing Zero Trust security models, and optimizing cloud security solutions. Adept at leveraging Azure AD, CyberArk, and cloud environments to enhance organizational security, streamline identity governance, and mitigate risks. Proven expertise in privileged access management, identity lifecycle automation, security compliance, and delivering technical training. Eager to contribute to a dynamic organization by focussing on maintaining innovative security frameworks, optimizing IAM processes, and ensuring robust protection of sensitive data and systems. Seeking a challenging role where I can leverage my technical expertise and leadership abilities to drive cybersecurity initiatives and safeguard enterprise environments.

Experience

1. Azure Iam Engineer Lifecycle Automation and Audit Compliance

   Lloyds Banking Group

   Sep 2022 — Present · Leeds, GB

   Delivered end to end JML lifecycle operations in Azure AD, managing user access via Access Packages, PIM, and custom RBAC roles.• Automated user onboarding/offboarding in Azure AD using Python scripts and Microsoft Graph API, improving efficiency and accuracy.• Managed Azure AD application lifecycle: rotated expired credentials, deleted stale keys, and registered new app secrets.• Integrated on-prem AD with Azure AD using Azure AD Connect, supporting secure hybrid identity and synchronization.• Implemented Conditional Access policies to enforce secure access for remote users and sensitive apps.• Proactively monitored logs using Microsoft Sentinel and Azure Monitor, mitigating identity related threats.• Participated in monthly Azure Stack privileged password resets integrated with CyberArk.• Created and published KB articles for resolving MFA failures and federated login issues.• Represented IAM team in audit calls, delivering evidential artifacts and improving audit readiness.• Led biweekly Scrum calls and coordinated team delivery on IAM projects.• Implemented secure identity solutions using Azure AD, including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to enforce the principle of least privilege for administrative access to critical resources• Implemented Conditional Access policies to enforce secure access for remote users, meeting organizational security and compliance standards• Streamlined Single Sign-On (SSO) integration for over 50 SaaS applications, enhancing user experience and simplifying access management• Deployed and managed security baseline configurations for Azure virtual machines and implemented Just-in-Time (JIT) VM access to reduce attack surfaces.• Conducted regular access audits and generated compliance reports to ensure adherence to organizational policies and industry regulations, including ISO 2700 1, GDPR.

Education

• Sri Chaitanya College of Education

  Intermediate, Mathematics Physics Chemistry

  2010 — 2012

• University of East Anglia

  Master's degree, Data Science

• KL University

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

• KLUNIVERSITY

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer science

  2012 — 2016

Skills

• Management
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Research
• English
• Public Speaking
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Word
• Leadership
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• C