Sokol Dollani

Microsoft 365 and Azure Expert/Architect @ Upwork Global Inc., California, USA (Remote)

Brussels, Belgium

Strategic and hands-on cybersecurity leader with 15+ years of experience in cloud operations, cloud migration, and secure-by-design architecture, DevSecOps, and regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, HIPAA, NIS2). Certified in CISSP®, CCSP®, and Microsoft Azure (MCSE x6). Proven ability to align security initiatives with business goals, lead cross-functional teams, and embed security into CI/CD pipelines using Azure-native tools (Sentinel, Defender, Entra ID, Key Vault).

Top roles

Auditor< 2 years

Consultant (Specialist)< 2 years

Security Engineer> 10 years

Systems

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft 365 / Office 365

Cloud

Azure

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Back-end

PowerShell

Language

Fluent English

English

Fluent

French

Good

Work experience

Since 2019

Microsoft 365 and Azure Expert/Architect @ Upwork Global Inc., California, USA (Remote)

01 January 2013 -

Top-rated freelancer with 100% client satisfaction, effectively serving this platform by selling services on cloud solutions: Amazon Web Services, Azure/Microsoft 365, Google Cloud Platform.

Internal IT Service Management Auditor @ NATO/OTAN, NCI Agency, The Enterprise Service Operations Centre (ESOC)

01 July 2025 - 30 September 2025

Developed and executed an internal audit plan aligned with ISO 19011:2018, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 20000-3 standards.

Enterprise Cybersecurity Audits Analyst @ NATO/OTAN, Office of Chief Information Officer

01 April 2024 - 30 June 2025

Led weekly risk management operations within the NATO Cyber Risk Management Group (CRMG) and conducted continuous monitoring and assessment of NATO’s cyberspace attack surface.

Systems Engineer/Architect @ AXUS NV, Brussels, BELGIUM

01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023

Delivered infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions to support rapid provisioning and configuration management across various platforms.

Intune Subject Matter Expert (SME) for EMEA @ FedEx Express Belgium International BVBA, Brussels, BELGIUM

01 August 2022 - 31 December 2022

Led the deployment and operationalization of Microsoft Intune for secure Mobile Device Management (MDM) across the EMEA region.

Systems Engineer @ NATO/OTAN, NCI Agency, Mons, BELGIUM

01 February 2019 - 31 July 2021

Developed PowerShell scripts to automate patch deployment for Exchange, SQL Server, and Skype for Business environments.

Education experience

Since 2018

Managing SMEs @ European University of Tirana

01 January 2018 - 31 December 2018

Master's degree focusing on managing small and medium enterprises.