Torrey Naylor
Profile
Microsoft systems engineer with 30 years of experience modernizing legacy infrastructures into secure, cloud-aligned platforms. Career roots in Exchange and Active Directory, with current focus on the Microsoft 365 security stack — Entra, Conditional Access, Intune, Defender, and Purview. Deliberately progressing toward the Microsoft cybersecurity specialist track, paired with a B.S. in Cybersecurity from CSU Global focused on governance and risk.
Experience

Microsoft Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer, Anchor Network Solutions

2026 to Present

Joining June 2026 to support MSP-delivered Microsoft cloud and security services for Anchor's client portfolio. Role spans Intune, Defender, Purview, and modern endpoint management across a multi-tenant book of business.

Independent Consulting, Elevated Information Technology LLC

2024 to 2026

Deep specialization in the Microsoft 365 security stack, including hands-on lab work in Microsoft Purview (sensitivity labels, content marking, DLP policies, audit log analysis) and Intune endpoint management. Concurrent enrollment in a B.S. in Cybersecurity at CSU Global, with active certification preparation across the AZ-900, SC-900, AZ-500, SSCP, CISSP track.

Client Technology Analyst (Akkodis contract), Janus Henderson Investors

2025

Hardened the Windows 11 endpoint posture across a global asset manager during a high-priority enterprise modernization, including PowerShell automation for credential risk remediation and SCCM baselines for Windows 11 readiness validation. Authored Chrome and Edge hardening policies deployed via GPO and Intune. Refined Windows Autopilot workflows for zero-touch provisioning, and maintained Intune compliance and Conditional Access with dynamic targeting.

Senior Systems Engineer and Administrator, Metron

2023 to 2025

Senior administrator for the Microsoft 365 platform stack (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, Entra, Intune), supporting a 153-employee workforce through 30 percent headcount growth in a single year. Architected and led the migration of three Google Workspace environments and on-premises file shares to SharePoint Online, including a company-wide intranet with SharePoint governance, information architecture, taxonomy, and content type strategy. Served as project manager for the migration of a 167-line VoIP system from Comcast Business to Vonage, including custom dynamic distribution lists and virtual assistant deployment across departments.

Independent Consulting, Parker Computer Engineering

2021 to 2023

Consulting engagements across the Microsoft platform stack, including Tier 3 Exchange Online hybrid support for large M365 tenants and Microsoft Solution Provider work covering Intune endpoint management and Azure identity solutions.

Senior Systems Engineer, SharePoint — Progressive Insurance

2016 to 2021

Tier 4 design and support for SharePoint 2007, 2013, and 2019 across an enterprise environment, including platform-scale governance with SOX audit readiness, taxonomy, managed metadata, and content type strategy across versions. Implemented DLP scanning for credit card data and PII across SharePoint and email, aligning with PCI and SOX compliance. Led migration efforts from SharePoint 2007 (MOSS) to SharePoint 2013, with patch promotion through a five-tier environment hierarchy (Test, Dev, QA/Latency, Production).

Technical Architecture Team Lead, Accenture Federal Services / Avanade

2010 to 2015

Led cross-domain migrations for 500+ SharePoint sites and 5,000+ mailboxes across six farms in a high-security federal ASP environment, maintaining data integrity, federal compliance, and minimal downtime. Engineered enterprise Disaster Recovery solutions including SQL log shipping-based architectures and a dedicated SharePoint DR site, materially improving RPO and RTO for mission-critical federal systems. Served as Tier 3 Escalation Engineer maintaining 99.9 percent uptime via PowerShell automation for systemic health checks and proactive security audits.

Earlier roles — Microsoft systems engineering

1996 to 2010

Senior engineering and architecture roles spanning Exchange, Active Directory, and SharePoint across consulting, healthcare, and enterprise IT, including Catapult Systems, Catholic Health Initiatives, Springbok Services, T3 Services, and Quovadx. Microsoft-certified in this era on Windows NT 4.0 (MCSE), Exchange 5.5, and SMS 2.0 — when certifications required hands-on lab proficiency.

Education

B.S. in Cybersecurity (in progress)

Colorado State University Global — expected March 2027

Biochemistry and Philosophy (upper-division coursework, no degree conferred)

University of Southern Colorado (now CSU-Pueblo) — 1988 to 1993

Certifications

Active certification track: AZ-900, SC-900, AZ-500, SSCP, CISSP. See the Certification Track page for current status and target dates.

Core Competencies

Cloud and Identity

  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)
  • Conditional Access
  • Hybrid Identity
  • Microsoft Graph PowerShell

Security and Compliance

  • Microsoft Purview (sensitivity labels, DLP, audit)
  • Microsoft Defender (Endpoint, Identity)
  • Zero Trust architecture
  • NIST framework
  • SOX and PCI compliance
  • Information Protection

Endpoint and Device Management

  • Intune
  • Configuration Manager (SCCM)
  • Windows Autopilot
  • Group Policy
  • Compliance Baselines

Collaboration

  • Exchange Online
  • SharePoint Online (2007/2013/2019)
  • Teams
  • OneDrive
  • Information Architecture
  • SharePoint Governance

Automation and Infrastructure

  • PowerShell
  • Active Directory (NT through modern)
  • DNS
  • Hyper-V
  • Hybrid Cloud Architecture