# Prevented security breaches by leading access management initiatives, utilizing M365, 1Password, Red Hat SSO, and OKTA SSO. 2022 – 2024 **Situation.** Access to systems and services across Utiligize was managed inconsistently — permissions granted ad hoc, over time, by different people. That's a double problem: it opens the door to access nobody intended, and it makes auditing nearly impossible, because nobody can actually say who can reach what, or why they can. **Task.** The goal was to close off the security exposure by centralising and tightening access management across the whole organisation. **Action.** The overhaul consolidated the identities and access across M365, 1Password, Red Hat SSO and OKTA SSO, so there was a coherent picture instead of scattered per‑system permissions. Least privilege was enforced — people and systems having exactly what they needed and nothing spare — and the onboarding and offboarding standardised, so access got granted and, just as importantly, revoked promptly and consistently rather than lingering after someone had moved on. **Result.** The unauthorised‑access risk dropped sharply and access became auditable and consistent — you could finally answer "who can reach this, and why." The odd part is it also made daily life simpler for the team: the right doors opened easily and the wrong ones stayed shut, which is what good access management actually feels like. --- - Role: Infrastructure Engineer - Categories: [Infrastructure](https://platform.engineer.company/categories/infrastructure/), [Cloud](https://platform.engineer.company/categories/cloud/), [Automation & CI/CD](https://platform.engineer.company/categories/automation/), [Security](https://platform.engineer.company/categories/security/), [System Administration](https://platform.engineer.company/categories/system-administration/) - Services: [System Administration](https://platform.engineer.company/services/system-administration/), [Security & Access Management](https://platform.engineer.company/services/security-access/)