// Enterprise IT · Microsoft 365 · Cloud Security

Md Rahat Islam Anik

M365 & Cloud Administrator  ·  Entra ID  ·  Security Operations
📍 Toronto, ON, Canada  ·  Open to Remote · Canada-wide

Enterprise IT professional with 6+ years managing Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Active Directory environments across regulated industries — financial services, immigration compliance, and multi-site retail operations. Specialized in identity governance, endpoint security, and PowerShell automation, with supporting cloud infrastructure experience across Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.

// Core Technical Stack
Microsoft 365 Entra ID Azure AD Intune / MDM Defender XDR Microsoft Purview Exchange Online PowerShell Active Directory Azure IaaS Microsoft Graph API Sentinel / SIEM Conditional Access DNS / DHCP SAML 2.0 / SSO
EXPERIENCE
IT Administrator
Port Food Mart
Tampa, FL
3.5 Years
6 Locations 300+ Users 400+ Endpoints 0 Critical Outages
  • Sole IT authority across 6 retail locations — owned infrastructure, endpoints, networking, and vendor relationships end-to-end with zero critical outages over the entire tenure.
  • Managed Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and endpoint lifecycle for 300+ users and 400+ devices across distributed sites.
  • Led network infrastructure maintenance, hardware procurement, and IT policy enforcement across all locations.
IT Administrator
Eye Immigration
Surrey, BC
3 Locations
3 Office Locations PIPEDA Regulated AD / DNS Management
  • Managed Active Directory and DNS infrastructure across 3 office locations in a PIPEDA-regulated immigration services environment.
  • Handled user provisioning, access control, device management, and security compliance aligned with Canadian privacy legislation.
  • Maintained system uptime and security posture across all sites, coordinating with legal and administrative teams on IT compliance requirements.
PROJECTS
01 / 06
Enterprise Data Governance ZeroTrust

Insider risk containment framework built on Microsoft Purview with PowerShell automation. Phase 3 complete — includes policy enforcement, audit logging, and incident response scripting for regulated environments.

Purview PowerShell ZeroTrust Insider Risk M365
View on GitHub
02 / 06
AD Identity Operations Toolkit
NorthBridge Financial Group

10-phase Active Directory and identity operations toolkit for a fictional financial institution. Mapped to OSFI E-21, CIS Controls v8, and NIST 800-53 — built to simulate real regulated-sector identity governance requirements.

Active Directory PowerShell OSFI E-21 NIST 800-53 CIS Controls
View on GitHub
03 / 06
Enterprise IT Security Operations Toolkit

11-phase security operations toolkit with 30+ PowerShell scripts covering Exchange Online hardening, Entra App Registration Audit, and M365 Incident Response Triage — built for enterprise-scale environments.

PowerShell M365 Exchange Online Entra ID Incident Response
View on GitHub
04 / 06
Meridian Institute M365 Lab

End-to-end Microsoft 365 lab environment covering Defender XDR, endpoint compliance, Conditional Access policy design, and Secure Score improvement from 54 to 79 in a single structured session.

Defender XDR Intune Conditional Access M365 Secure Score
View on GitHub
05 / 06
EntraID AWS SAML SSO Integration

Live Entra ID to AWS SAML 2.0 SSO integration — built, configured, and documented in a real Microsoft 365 lab tenant. Covers enterprise app registration, claims mapping, and role-based access across cloud providers.

Entra ID AWS SAML 2.0 SSO Identity Federation
View on GitHub
06 / 06
TechNova Azure Infrastructure

Hub-and-spoke VNet architecture built across 5 phases in Azure — covers IaaS provisioning, network security groups, peering, and infrastructure-as-code documentation. Live on GitHub Pages.

Azure VNet Hub-Spoke IaaS Network Security
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CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft
✓ VERIFIED
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
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Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
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◎ IN PROGRESS
AZ-104
Microsoft Azure Administrator
◎ IN PROGRESS
SC-900
Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals
Networking
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Networking Essentials
Cisco Networking Academy · George Brown College
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Anthropic AI — 10 Certifications
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
Burnaby, BC
SFU
CONTACT
Email
rahatislamanik@gmail.com
Location
Toronto, ON, Canada
Availability
Open to full-time roles  ·  GTA + Remote Canada
Profiles
linkedin.com/in/rahatislamanik github.com/rahatislamanik-spec IT Portfolio · GitHub Pages