IAM Governance & Strategy
Analyse the full IAM landscape, define governance models and improve alignment between policy, process and technology.
Cybersecurity consultancy
Bridging the gap between security policy and practical IAM execution.
Awakened Path provides strategic Identity & Access Management advisory for organisations that need strong governance, implementable controls and credible assurance across complex enterprise environments.
- Policy-to-implementation alignment
- Risk, maturity and control evidence advisory
- IAM governance
20+
years in IT, engineering and security leadership
Enterprise
focus across financial institutions and complex organisations
IAM SME
for CISO, engineering teams and FLM/SLM teams
Bridging IAM policy and
engineering reality
engineering reality
Simplifying IAM
controls execution
controls execution
Identifying and resolving IAM implementation gaps
Translating technical systems into audit-ready IAM evidence
Services
Translate security strategy into workable practice.
Help organisations strengthen Identity & Access Management by aligning CISO policy, engineering realities and operational evidence requirements.
Security Policy Alignment
Identify gaps between security requirements and implementation capabilities, then sharpen policies so they are both effective and achievable.
IAM Risk & Maturity Assessments
Assess identity-related risks, control maturity and process weaknesses, then define practical improvement roadmaps.
Implementation Guidance
Support engineering teams with IAM and MFA-related control implementation guidance without taking over the coding or platform work.
CISO Advisory
Provide strategic advice to CISO functions and leadership teams on how to translate security strategy into consistent execution.
Evidence & Audit Readiness
Develop detailed, audit-ready instructions so teams know what good evidence looks like and where to obtain it across their platforms.
Specialist profile
The specialist capability behind Awakened Path.
An experienced security professional with a background that combines engineering, delivery leadership and IAM risk expertise. That combination enables a rare perspective: understanding both the control intent of second-line and CISO functions and the operational reality faced by engineering teams.
He operates across the full IAM landscape, identifying gaps between policy requirements and the tooling and technical possibilities available to engineers. He works closely with tooling owners, engineering teams and CISO stakeholders to improve both implementation quality and policy realism.
Core specialisms
- Identity & Access Management governance
- Multi-Factor Authentication advisory
- Control evidence definition and standardisation
- Security policy refinement and implementation feasibility
- First Line Monitoring guidance and training
- Enterprise stakeholder alignment across engineering and management
Core capabilities and expertise areas
Clear, practical security guidance grounded in real technology environments.
Policy and controls
Determines the gaps between CISO policy requirements and the evidence engineering teams can realistically provide, then translates those findings into workable control guidance.
Engineering enablement
Supports teams that are blocked in IAM-related implementation topics such as MFA, explaining what is tested, why it matters and what evidence is sufficient for compliance.
Instruction design
Writes detailed engineering instructions that standardise the execution of IAM controls and improve audit readiness.
Platform understanding
Brings practical knowledge of environments including OpenShift containers, Linux, Oracle, Sybase and Windows to identify exactly where required control evidence can be obtained.
Training capability
Trains FLM teams and other stakeholders on how IAM technologies work and how to assess the quality of implementation evidence.
Stakeholder communication
Communicates effectively with engineering teams, tooling owners, CISO functions, management and board-level stakeholders.
Approach
A structured approach grounded in implementation reality
01
Assess the IAM landscape
Review policy, governance, tooling and operational practices to understand the current state.
02
Identify gaps and bottlenecks
Map the differences between security expectations, technical possibilities and the evidence needed for compliance.
03
Align stakeholders
Work with CISO teams, tooling owners and engineers to sharpen policy, remove ambiguity and define practical next steps.
04
Enable consistent execution
Provide guidance, evidence standards, training and improvement roadmaps that increase maturity over time.
05
Measure improvements
Measuring first-time-right delivery and reducing evidence cycle time
Professional background
Relevant Experience in previous positions.
IAM Expert at ING
Led IAM task-force activities for ING Daily Banking, aligned security controls with audit requirements and built IAM improvement plans.
Training and enablement
Hosted make-athons and awareness sessions, helping large groups of engineers evidence controls and understand IAM requirements.
Leadership across IT domains
Earlier roles included chapter lead, product owner, integration leadership and software engineering, creating a broad delivery perspective.
Contact
Need a trusted IAM specialist who can connect policy, risk and implementation?
Available for project-based consultancy and temporary IAM support.
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