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Rana Usman Ahmad
Microsoft Security and Cloud Solutions Architect · UK-based, working worldwide

I secure and modernize Microsoft environments.

For over a decade I have turned complex identity, security, and compliance challenges into Microsoft architectures that enterprises trust and teams can actually run. Zero Trust, Azure, Purview, and Defender, delivered across the UK, EU, and beyond.

  • Azure
  • Microsoft 365
  • Entra ID
  • Defender XDR
  • Sentinel
  • Purview
  • Intune
  • Copilot
  • Zero Trust
  • Conditional Access
  • Azure Policy
  • PowerShell

By the numbers

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enterprise projects delivered

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organizations secured worldwide

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users secured across enterprise rollouts

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files protected with Microsoft Purview

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years in Microsoft security and cloud

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Microsoft certifications, Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2014

01Organizations

Organizations I have worked with.

A selection of enterprise environments connected to my Microsoft cloud, security, compliance, migration, training, and advisory work.

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  • Microsoft
  • TD SYNNEX
  • FDNY
  • Arab American and Chaldean Council
  • AssuredPartners
  • Barbat Holdings
  • Cendien
  • Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce
  • EnhanceIT
  • Garcia CPA
  • Mintz
  • North Mill Equipment Finance
  • Royal Cyber
  • Smith County Appraisal District
  • St. Mary's Bank
  • TrueCare
  • UNIFY Financial Credit Union
  • Canon Medical
  • Deloitte
  • KPMG
  • Saudi Aramco
  • Al Baraka
  • Crayon
  • Datamatics
  • nextmarkets
  • Telenor
  • Ajil Financial Services
  • Al Fadhili Housing
  • Allied Bank
  • Alnafitha IT
  • Bank Alfalah
  • Conuma Resources
  • Crescent Bahuman
  • HEC
  • Infath
  • Inma Steel
  • Jamjoom Pharma
  • Jazeera Paints
  • Jazz
  • King Khalid Foundation
  • Local Pensions Partnership Investments
  • London Pensions Fund Authority
  • Lahore University of Management Sciences
  • MCB Bank
  • Naizak
  • PRMSC
  • Saudi EXIM Bank
  • Saudi Exports Development Authority
  • Saudi Olympics
  • SNGPL
  • Voxtur
  • Xenel
  • Al-Saboor Group
  • Axelliant
  • AxTeams
  • Calm Waters AI
  • Catalyic Consulting
  • CMP Real Estate Group
  • Dynamics Solution and Technology
  • Evincible Solutions
  • FusionX
  • Le Concheur
  • LMKR
  • Menax Digital
  • MicrotechX
  • Nets
  • O Consulting
  • Solidarity
  • SSA Soft
  • TechAccess
  • TXL
  • VaporVM

Validated by

Architectures independently audited by Deloitte and KPMG, passed every time.

  • Trusted by UK, US, and Saudi government institutions
  • Delivered for some of the world's largest service providers
  • Experience across financial services, public sector, pension funds, healthcare, telecommunications, and the Microsoft partner ecosystem
04Approach

From complexity to clarity.

I combine implementation experience with advisory clarity, so technical decisions can be understood, approved, and operated by the people who actually own them.

  • 01

    Architecture first

    Tools only matter once the architecture underneath them is sound. I start with the structure, not the product.

  • 02

    Identity as the control plane

    In a Microsoft environment, most security decisions are identity decisions. I design from there outward.

  • 03

    Built to be operated

    A design that a real team cannot run is not finished. I hand over documentation, training, and ownership.

05Events and Webinars

Learn with me, live.

Practical sessions on Microsoft security, cloud, and AI readiness.

All events
Webinar
Registration opening soon

Copilot Readiness: getting your data ready before you switch it on

A practical session on the identity, data, and governance work that has to happen before Microsoft Copilot is safe to roll out.

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Workshop
Registration opening soon

Building a SOC on Microsoft Sentinel

A hands-on look at workspace design, KQL analytics, and the automation that keeps detection sustainable for a lean team.

Upcoming, date to be announcedRegister
Webinar
Registration opening soon

Identity-first Zero Trust in Microsoft environments

Why identity is the real control plane, and how to structure Conditional Access and privileged access around it.

Upcoming, date to be announcedRegister
06Trainings

Live, hands-on, over Teams.

Practical Microsoft security and cloud trainings, each mapped to a Microsoft exam or curriculum.

All trainings
07Mentorship

I help people grow into Microsoft careers.

One-to-one mentorship built on real implementation experience. We work from where you are toward a clear next step.

Who it is for

  • 01Students entering the field
  • 02Professionals changing careers
  • 03People who need direction
09YouTube

Microsoft security, in short.

Quick, practical takes on Microsoft cloud, security, and AI. Play them right here.

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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.