Azure Security Architecture

Masoud
Kooranloo

Secure Azure architecture, explained through real enterprise experience

I design secure Microsoft Azure environments and share practical guidance across Zero Trust, Microsoft Entra ID, network security, governance, AKS, Defender, and AI security.

Microsoft
Microsoft Azure
MK
Masoud Kooranloo
Azure Security Architect & Cloud Strategist
SC-100AZ-500AZ-305CKATerraformVCIX
18+
Years Experience
25+
Certifications
50+
Posts Published
6
Companies Served
About Me

Cloud Architect. Security Expert.

I am a Senior Azure Cloud and Security Architect with 18+ years of enterprise IT experience, currently serving at ABN Amro Bank in the Netherlands. I specialise in Microsoft Azure security architecture, Zero Trust implementation, Defender XDR, Microsoft Entra PIM, and hybrid cloud design.

18+
Years Experience
25+
Certifications
50+
Posts Published
6
Companies Served
Featured Work

Featured Work

Architecture case studies from real enterprise cloud and security projects.

Cloud Architecture
Enterprise Azure Landing Zone at Scale
Designing a governance-first, multi-subscription Azure foundation for 50+ product teams — with automated subscription vending, 200+ Policy definitions, hub-and-spoke networking, and 100% infrastructure as code from day one.
12mo
Project Duration
50+
Teams Onboarded
Identity Architecture
Identity & Privileged Access Redesign
Eliminating standing administrative privileges across a 5,000-seat financial institution using Entra PIM, Conditional Access, and automated access reviews - reducing the privileged attack surface by 94% without disrupting operations.
11mo
Project Duration
5K
Seats Governed
Azure Security Knowledge Hub

Azure Security Knowledge Hub

Practical guidance organized around identity, network security, governance, cloud-native protection, and AI security.

Microsoft Certified
Azure Expert
Verified Credentials

25+ Professional Certifications

Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, Kubernetes and more — every certification publicly verifiable.

Microsoft
10 certs
SC-100
SC-100
Cybersecurity Architect Expert
AZ-500
AZ-500
Security Engineer Associate
AZ-305
AZ-305
Solutions Architect Expert
SC-300
SC-300
Identity & Access Administrator
AZ-400
AZ-400
DevOps Engineer Expert
AZ-300
AZ-300
Azure Technologies
AZ-104
AZ-104
Azure Administrator Associate
AI-900
AI-900
Azure AI Fundamentals
MCSE
MCSE
Cloud Platform & Infrastructure
MCSA
MCSA
Solution Associate
VMware
9 certs
VCAP-NSX
VCAP-NSX
Advanced Professional NSX-T Design
VCIX-DCV
VCIX-DCV
Implementation Expert — Data Center
VCAP-DCV
VCAP-DCV
Advanced Professional DCV Design
VCIX-NV
VCIX-NV
Implementation Expert — Network Virt.
VCAP-NV
VCAP-NV
Advanced Professional NV Deployment
VCP-NSX-T
VCP-NSX-T
Professional NSX-T Data Center 3.1
VCP6-NV
VCP6-NV
Professional Network Virtualization
VCP6-DCV
VCP6-DCV
Professional Data Center Virtualization
vSAN
vSAN
VMware Certified vSAN Specialist
Cisco
3 certs
CCNA R&S
CCNA R&S
Route & Switch
CCNA Sec
CCNA Sec
Security
CCNA DC
CCNA DC
Data Center
Cloud & DevOps
3 certs
CKA
CKA
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Terraform
Terraform
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
CC-ISC2
CC-ISC2
Certified in Cybersecurity (ISC2)
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