Mark Simos
Lead Cybersecurity Architect at Microsoft
Tampa, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Simos is Lead Cybersecurity Architect at Microsoft with over eight years in senior security architecture roles and a 25+ year technical background driving enterprise security strategy, reference architectures, and operational modernization. He created and leads the Microsoft Security Adoption Framework and the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures, translating dense standards into role-by-role, actionable guidance used by executives, engineers, and SecOps across organizations. An active standards contributor and elected chair at The Open Group, he has shaped Zero Trust and influenced NIST guidance, DoD baselines, and industry whitepapers like Pass-the-Hash. Mark authors the Zero Trust Playbook series, co-hosts the Azure Security Podcast reaching a global audience, and regularly advises leaders on aligning people, process, and technology to reduce risk. Known for making complex security topics accessible to 70+ distinct roles, he blends hands-on technical authorship with strategic influence across industry, government, and product teams.
7 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Global Business Management, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Global Business Management at University of Phoenix
Github Skills (13)
azure10
aws10
microsoft10
terraform10
documentation10
architecture10
windows-server9
microsoft-azure9
windows-service8
security8
content-repository7
windows6
azure-functions1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
MarkSimos/MicrosoftSecurity
Apr 2019 - Feb 2021
Microsoft Security Guidance
Contributions:23 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
guidancesecuritymicrosoft
MarkSimos/cloud-adoption-framework
Feb 2020 - Mar 2021
Cloud Adoption Framework
Contributions:5 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
adoptioncloud-adoptioncloud-adoption-frameworkcloudterraform
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