Senior IT & Security Professional — Remote

Monte Sunday Senior IT & Security Professional

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11+ years securing and automating infrastructure — from regulated financial services to enterprise cloud security. I build systems that are resilient, compliant, and documented.

11+
Years in IT
S1
SentinelOne — Implemented from Zero
AZ-500
In Progress — Aug 2026
256
Endpoints & Servers Secured

The whole stack.
Built to last.

I spent years as part of a small IT team at Sauk Valley Bank — responsible for every layer of the technology stack in a regulated financial environment. Servers, networking, storage, security, compliance, automation. When something broke, I fixed it. When something needed building, I built it.

That experience shaped a way of thinking that hasn't left me: understand the full system, document everything, and treat security as operational discipline — not an afterthought.

Today I work as a Senior Technical Admin Specialist at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, managing on-premises infrastructure while extending my skills into cloud security. I'm currently completing the AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Engineer certification and building toward cloud security roles.

I bring banking-grade discipline to every environment I work in — whether that's a Fortune 500 cloud deployment or a small business that needs to know their M365 tenant isn't wide open.

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Regulated Environment Veteran
Banking compliance, audit-ready documentation, change control under regulatory scrutiny. I know what it means when mistakes have real consequences.
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Azure Cloud Security
Production experience with Azure Arc, Key Vault, Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, and Identity Protection. Not just studied — actually deployed in a regulated environment.
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Automation First Mindset
PowerShell and Terraform. I automate repetitive work so systems run consistently and humans focus on what matters.
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Security as Discipline
Implemented SentinelOne EDR across 220 endpoints and 36 servers from ground up at a regulated financial institution. Full deployment, policy configuration, and ongoing management.

What I work with.

Deep roots in Windows infrastructure. Growing specialization in Azure cloud security. Automation throughout.

Azure & Cloud Security
Azure Arc Azure Key Vault Entra ID / Azure AD Conditional Access PIM Identity Protection Microsoft 365 Defender for Cloud Microsoft Sentinel Azure Policy
Infrastructure
Windows Server VMware vSphere Active Directory Hyper-V Storage Administration Networking Backup & Recovery Patch Management DNS / DHCP
Security Tools & Platforms
SentinelOne EDR Microsoft Intune Nessus Nmap Defender for Identity Defender for Endpoint Vulnerability Management SIEM
Automation & IaC
PowerShell Terraform Azure CLI Group Policy Scripting & Automation Infrastructure as Code
Compliance & Governance
Financial Regulatory Compliance Change Management Risk Assessment Audit Documentation Incident Response HIPAA Awareness Security Policy
Currently Building
AZ-500 — In Progress SC-200 AWS Security GICSP Python KQL

Where I've been.

From regulated financial services infrastructure to enterprise cloud and security work.

2024 — Present
Senior Technical Admin Specialist
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions — Remote
  • Managing Windows Server infrastructure and on-premises systems in a hybrid environment undergoing cloud migration
  • VMware vSphere administration and virtual infrastructure management across enterprise environment
  • PowerShell automation for patch management, operational workflows, and systems administration
  • Supporting workload migration to Azure cloud platform in collaboration with dedicated cloud team
Prior Role
Bank Systems Administrator
Sauk Valley Bank — Illinois
  • Part of a small IT team responsible for the full technology stack at a regulated community financial institution — servers, networking, storage, security, and compliance
  • Configured and implemented SentinelOne EDR across 220 endpoints and 36 servers from ground up — full policy configuration, tuning, and ongoing management
  • Deployed Microsoft Intune for mobile device management under strict banking compliance requirements
  • Implemented Azure Arc for hybrid patch management across on-premises and cloud environments
  • Configured Azure Key Vault for enterprise secrets and certificate management integrated with PowerShell automation workflows
  • Managed Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, and Identity Protection in full Microsoft 365 environment
  • Administered storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery — maintained 100% uptime for critical banking systems
  • Full regulatory compliance ownership — change control documentation, audit preparation, risk management procedures

Credentials & roadmap.

Active certifications and the deliberate path I'm building toward senior cloud security roles.

AZ-500
Microsoft Azure Security Engineer
▶ In Progress — Aug 2026
Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
● Previously Certified
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SC-200
Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
○ Planned — Late 2026
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AWS Security Specialty
Amazon Web Services
○ Planned — 2027
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GICSP
Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional
○ Planned — 2027

Get in touch.

Whether you're a business looking for security guidance, a fellow practitioner wanting to connect, or just have a question — feel free to reach out directly.

contact@montesunday.com →