clifford Mensah
@cliffordmensah
Senior Identity & Access Architect delivering Zero Trust, Entra ID/Active Directory security at enterprise scale.
FranceWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior Identity & Access Architect with 16+ years securing enterprise environments across global organisations, driving Entra ID/Active Directory migrations, Zero Trust adoption, privileged access protection and automation. I've modernized authentication estates, onboarded 300+ applications and protected 10k+ identities while delivering measurable improvements such as a 30% reduction in provisioning errors.
I specialize in Entra ID/Azure AD, ESAE Tiering, MFA/Conditional Access, PAM/IGA alignment and PowerShell/Graph automation, and I am trusted for international delivery, C-suite alignment and rapid execution on critical identity programs. I am immediately available for full-remote, long-term engagements across Mexico, EU, US, Canada and France.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior IAM Architect
Amer Sports
Jan 2025 - Aug 2025 (7 months)
Modernized authentication estate across global brands, integrated One Identity Manager & Safeguard with Entra ID, and reduced MFA risk exposure while delivering IAM dashboards and automation for 3,000+ applications.
Defined cloud identity and Zero Trust roadmap, improved MFA and conditional access programs, and designed One Identity Manager role models and PAM integration supporting unified IGA+PAM governance.
AD Lead & Service Delivery
Nexans
Apr 2023 - Apr 2024 (1 year)
Led multi-domain AD to Entra migrations, deployed conditional access and Secret ID rollout, and implemented lifecycle automation and PAM integration securing 10,000+ identities across global hybrid infrastructure.
AD / M365 Security Engineer
Proservia
Jun 2021 - Mar 2023 (1 year 9 months)
Executed Azure AD migration for 10,000 users, upgraded PTA, rolled out MFA and B2B federation, and tuned AADConnect to reduce provisioning errors by 30% while supporting One Identity deployments.
Azure AD Engineer
Murex
Oct 2020 - Jun 2021 (8 months)
Implemented RBAC/ABAC governance and MFA/conditional access for critical applications, and enabled secure B2B/B2C collaboration to strengthen access controls.
AD Security Engineer
Heineken
Jul 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year 2 months)
Hardened MFA, conditional access, and SSO for enterprise applications, implemented DKIM/DMARC mail security, and mitigated Golden Ticket risks across Active Directory.
AD Security (ESAE)
Sanofi
Mar 2018 - Mar 2019 (1 year)
Established ESAE Tier0 foundation, deployed PAW and BitLocker, and led enterprise MFA rollout and DR planning for multi-forest Active Directory environments.
Managed Active Directory, ADFS, ADRMS and Windows deployment projects, delivering Windows 10 master images, MDT/SCCM automation, and VoIP/security hardening for enterprise clients.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Microsoft
Professional Certification (SC-300), Identity and Access Management
Enrolled in Microsoft SC-300 certification (in progress) focused on identity and access management.
ESIEE / 3IS
Engineering Degree, Computer Science & Multimedia
2003 - 2006
Engineering degree in Computer Science & Multimedia completed in 2006 at ESIEE / 3IS.
Microsoft (ESAE / AD Tiering / Zero Trust courses)
Professional Training, Identity Security / Zero Trust
Completed Microsoft ESAE, Active Directory tiering, and Zero Trust coursework for enterprise identity security.
Availability
Location
FranceAuthorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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