Authsignal - Consumer Identity and Authentication. Powering the world's lead consumer authentication experiences.

I specialize in growing technology businesses from the ground up, scaling them from early-stage ventures to established revenue positive businesses. With over 18 years of experience in the venture and technology space, I have built and led high-performing sales teams, developed strategic partnerships, and driven expansion into new markets.

Throughout my career, I have worked with startups at pivotal moments—whether launching new products, refining go-to-market strategies, or expanding operations internationally. I have successfully opened offices and established market presence for high-growth companies across North America and APAC, navigating the complexities of new regions while building strong teams and customer relationships.

I thrive in fast-moving environments, helping companies break through growth challenges and accelerate success. If you're looking for insight on scaling sales, entering new markets, or strengthening partnerships, feel free to connect.

Paul B.

Arrow Electronics

Infrastructure Engineer IV

▪ Develop and Implement IAM Strategies: Create and execute secure IAM strategies, solutions, and services across all platforms.
▪ Manage IAM Policies and Standards: Oversee IAM policies, procedures, and security standards, ensuring consistent implementation across the enterprise.
▪ Cloud Identity and Security Management: Manage the Cloud Identity and Security workspace, including Entra ID, Okta Cloud Identity, Active Directory, LDAP, and federation servers.
▪ Assess and Optimize Infrastructure: Evaluate current infrastructure and recommend improvements for optimized identity management.
▪ User Lifecycle Management: Implement best practices for User Lifecycle Management through Entra ID Governance, including onboarding, provisioning, deprovisioning, and access governance.
▪ Secure Solutions Design: Collaborate with project teams to design secure solutions for applications and infrastructure.
▪ Integrate Cloud Identity Solutions: Integrate cloud identity solutions into applications and workflows to streamline user experience.
▪ Collaborate with Cross-functional Teams: Work with cross-functional teams and architects to ensure a secure enterprise IT environment.
▪ PowerShell Scripting Expertise: Create and update PowerShell scripts for Entra ID and O365.
▪ Power Automate and Azure Automation: Use Power Automate workflows and Azure Automation to deliver robust IAM solutions.

Key Projects:
▪ Entra ID Governance Entitlement Management: Implemented Entra ID Governance Entitlement management to define access processes with proper reviews.
▪ Automated User Account Creation: Automated the creation of test and cloud user accounts on Entra ID with dynamic approvals using SharePoint Online List, Power Automate, and PowerShell scripting.
▪ Stale Entries Dashboard: Created a dashboard for managing stale entries on Entra ID multiple tenants using PowerShell scripting, Azure SQL DB, and Power BI.
▪ GitHub Repository for PowerShell Scripts

Identity Directory Services Analyst

Microsoft

•	Own, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues
•	Provide technical support and troubleshooting services for customers using Azure AD Identity workloads
•	Proficiency in a range of technologies, including Azure Active Directory Identity & Security, Single-Sign On (SSO), Office 365 Enterprise Application, ADFS, Azure AD Connect, Azure B2C, Azure B2B, Azure App proxy, and Azure Identity Protection
•	Hands-on experience with Azure AD Connect for synchronizing on-premises AD user data, groups, and organizations with Azure AD
•	Expertise in troubleshooting Azure services synchronization with on-premises AD and re-syncing using Azure tools
•	Configuration of Azure Multi-Factor Authentication as part of Azure AD Premium for enhanced user authentication security
•	Proficient in creating and maintaining various PowerShell scripts for Azure AD and O365 to optimize system functionality and efficiency
•	Foster collaboration and employ best troubleshooting practices
•	Maintain transparency within and across teams
•	Contribute to ramp activities and facilitate knowledge sharing
•	Provide technical coaching and mentoring to team members
•	Scope customer issues and define support boundaries by collecting relevant information
•	Conduct thorough research and engage with other teams to resolve complex issues

Support Engineer

HCL Technologies

• Managing Infrastructure on Microsoft Azure - IaaS, including Azure Active Directory, compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Manage Identity Access management of Azure Subscriptions, Azure AD, Azure AD Application Proxy, Azure AD Connect, Azure AD Pass through Authentication.
• Expert skills in designing, implementing and managing the Microsoft Azure AD environment including claims-based authentication (SSO, MFA, OAuth 2.0 & Open Text), conditional access, Password management, Azure AD B2B & Azure AD B2C. 
• Azure Management including Application proxy, SSO, MFA, Licensing and conditional access.
• Azure AD Connect configuration and upgrades in Development & Production environments.
• Review, configure and optimize Service Principals in Azure AD.
• Research, Test and provide Office 365 user licensing assignment solution using AD and Azure security groups. Workloads include Exchange Online, SharePoint, Skype and Intune.
• Expert skills in designing, implementing and managing all current (2008 R2 and newer) Active Directory technologies including ADDS, ADFS, AD DNS, GPO, Sites and Services.
• Managing day to day activity of the cloud environment, supporting development teams with their requirements.
• Having Experience on creating and updating the Various PowerShell Scripts for Azure AD and O365.
• Managing service groups in ServiceNow.
• Providing technical support for internal customers.

Specialist

Capgemini

Consultant

Associate Consultant

Intertec Systems

Associate Technical Support Engineer (NOC)

Eduquity

Assistant Network Administrator

👋 Hello! I'm Lakshmanan Thangaraj, a seasoned Senior Cloud Engineer and Windows Administrator with over a decade of hands-on experience in intricate Development and Production environments. My expertise primarily revolves around managing infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, encompassing a wide array of areas such as Azure Active Directory, Active Directory, Monitoring, Networking, VM Compute, and Security.

🚀 Here's a glimpse of my core competencies:
- 🌐 Proficient in Microsoft Azure, including Azure IaaS and Azure VM, for efficient infrastructure management and deployment.
- 🔐 Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) and associated services, including Entra ID Governance, Entra ID B2C & B2B, Entra ID Connect, and Entra ID App proxy.
- 🔒 Extensive experience with authentication protocols such as OAuth, SAML, WS-Fed, LDAP, NTLM, and Kerberos, alongside SCIM Provisioning and Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions.
- 🛡️ Expertise in Entra ID Security, encompassing Conditional Access Policies, Azure MFA, WHFB, and FIDO2, as well as Entra ID Identity Protection.
- 🤖 Proficient in process automation through PowerShell scripting, Azure Automation, Power Automate, and Logic Apps, enhancing operational efficiency and productivity.
- 🔍 Familiarity with Azure Security tools like Azure Sentinel, coupled with adeptness in crafting KQL Queries for advanced threat detection and analysis.
- 🔄 Skilled in integrating SaaS applications with Entra ID and configuring claims attributes, ensuring seamless access management.
- 📱 Proficient in Microsoft Intune for device registration and management, alongside Mobile Application Management (MAM) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) policies.
- 💼 Well-versed in Microsoft 365 Defender, facilitating the management of Identities, Devices, and Cloud Apps, as well as Microsoft 365 Administration.
- ☁️ Experienced in day-to-day cloud environment management, supporting development teams, and deploying and troubleshooting applications on Azure.
- 💻 Strong background in Windows-based systems, including Server 2008/2012 R2/2016/2019.
- 🌐 Expertise in core computer infrastructure services like TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and more.
- 🌐 Solid knowledge of virtualization (VMware), networking, monitoring, and backup concepts.
- 🤝 Proficiency in Agile working methodologies.

📚 My certifications include:
- https://www.credly.com/users/lakshmanan-thangaraj/badges?sort=-state_updated_at&page=1
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/lakshmananthangaraj-5083/transcript/vmz3pbqleoy150m

📚 I have earned MBA & BCA.

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