Payge W., CISSP, OSCP

DevOps Manager

Seattle, Washington, United States12 yrs 5 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led security efforts for 25+ Copilot features.
  • Strengthened security posture across 60+ services.
  • Expert in threat modeling and offensive security.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Security Architect specializing in AI and Mixed Reality integrations.

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Skills

Core Skills

Security ArchitectureThreat ModelingEnterprise Integration ArchitectureSecure Deployment ArchitectureSystems EngineeringIndustrial Control Systems (ics)

Other Skills

Cloud Security ArchitectureSecurity ValidationPenetration TestingSecurity AssessmentsRisk AnalysesArchitectural ReviewsAutomationTestingPythonLLM Web App AttacksLLM Supply Chain AttacksLLM Red TeamingProgram ManagementExecutive CommunicationSecurity and Privacy Reviews

About

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—˜. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. I help engineering teams design secure, scalable cloud and AI-powered products by translating complex security, privacy, and compliance risks into practical, actionable guidance that supports velocity - not friction. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ I secure complex cloud and ๐—”๐—œ-๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ at scaleโ€”blending threat modeling, offensive security, and privacy/security reviews to influence architecture designs early and embed secure-by-design practices throughout the product lifecycle. I bring this same approach to consulting engagements, working with organizations to find the gaps their design reviews miss before they become incidents. Iโ€™ve strengthened security posture across ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ+ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ and led security efforts for ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ+ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—œ-๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, partnering closely with engineering, product, and executive stakeholders to improve release readiness and long-term resilience. ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ Iโ€™m known for my leadership in complex, high-pressure environments. I navigate conflict with empathy and clarity, de-escalating tense conversations and helping teams align on pragmatic solutions. Iโ€™ve mediated disagreements between cross-functional stakeholders, advocated for developer-friendly guardrails, and influenced internal policy by representing real-world engineering constraints. I strive to be a steady, thoughtful partner who brings people together and drives forward momentum. ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ I'm selectively available for consulting engagements โ€” threat modeling, security architecture reviews, AI/LLM security assessments, and hands-on offensive security testing. If you're building something and want a second set of eyes, reach out.

Experience

12 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
6 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Microsoft

2 roles

Sr. Security Operations Engineer (Security Architecture, Threat Modeling & Offensive Security)

Promoted

Aug 2022 โ€“ Jul 2025 ยท 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Owned threat modeling for 60+ cloud and enterprise services (including Copilot) while leading architecture reviews and security validationโ€”strengthening security, privacy, and compliance alignment.
  • ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ & ๐—”๐—œ/๐— ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†
  • Led security validation and architectural risk assessments across 60+ cloud, enterprise, and AI-adjacent servicesโ€”delivering threat models, design reviews, and penetration testing that improved security posture and informed engineering roadmaps.
  • Strengthened the security of MAC-integrated Copilot features by driving reviews that uncovered high-impact LLM risksโ€”including prompt injection, data leakage, and unauthorized model accessโ€”and guiding engineering teams toward durable mitigation.
  • Conducted security validation and penetration testing across cloud infrastructure, identity systems, and service APIs, uncovering vulnerabilities and guided teams toward durable mitigation.
  • ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ & ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜
  • Partnered closely with Privacy, Compliance, Legal, and engineering leaders to evaluate data handling patterns, reinforce secure architecture principles (zero trust, least privilege), and ensure cloud and AI-enhanced features met enterprise and regulatory expectations.
  • Supported and improved security review processes across multiple engineering groups by leading V-teams to develop AI-focused tools, hosting office hours, and providing hands-on guidance to reduce friction and elevate design quality.
  • Influenced architectural direction by translating complex risks into actionable guidance for engineering, product, and executive stakeholders.
  • Elevated organizational security maturity by developing training materials, conducting threat model reviews, and driving adherence to security requirements across dozens of engineering teams.
Cloud Security ArchitectureThreat ModelingSecurity Architecture

Solutions Architect

Feb 2019 โ€“ Aug 2022 ยท 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Led secure Mixed Reality integrations for top strategic customers, delivering enterprise-scale architecture guidance, strengthening product resilience, and enabling large-scale HoloLens deployments globally.
  • ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ & ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ
  • Led secure Mixed Reality integrations across 25+ strategic enterprise environments, conducting security assessments, risk analyses, and architectural reviews that reduced deployment risk and enabled safer, scalable implementations.
  • Designed security-focused deployment solutions for HoloLens 2 in 20+ Fortune 500 organizations โ€” improving integration reliability, reducing friction, and aligning deployments with enterprise security requirements.
  • Guided customers through complex technical challenges by delivering architecture workshops, advisory sessions, and best-practice frameworks that increased adoption and improved deployment outcomes.
  • Delivered a Microsoft Ignite session on MR deployment.
  • ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
  • Authored an internal Mixed Reality security white paper outlining risks, mitigation strategies, and licensing implications โ€” shaping guidance, influencing product direction, and improving enterprise readiness.
  • Enhanced product resilience by analyzing customer pain points, identifying systemic weaknesses, and partnering with engineering teams to prioritize security and reliability improvements.
  • Published security and deployment documentation, created technical workshops, and delivered high-visibility presentations to customers, partners, and internal teams โ€” elevating understanding of secure Mixed Reality adoption and reducing implementation errors.
  • Served as a technical advisor for high-impact customers, translating customer needs into engineering requirements and influencing roadmap decisions to ensure security, reliability, and enterprise readiness.
Enterprise Integration ArchitectureSecure Deployment Architecture

Rockwell automation

Leadership Development Program & Early Career Roles

Jan 2013 โ€“ Jan 2019 ยท 6 yrs ยท Mayfield heights, ohio

  • Contributed to software development, automated testing, security tooling, and project leadership across several engineering teams.
  • ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
  • Improved VM provisioning efficiency by automating server data collection and image workflows, reducing manual effort and accelerating environment setup.
  • Developed Python automation tools for VM environments (data collection, snapshots, VM state edits), improving Customer Response Team efficiency.
  • Automated firmware regression testing, anomaly verification, and API testing to improve reliability and reduce manual testing time.
  • Migrated 15+ test stands to hypervisors and automated 20% of controller test functionality, strengthening coverage and system stability.
  • Built NIST-aligned security assessment tools supporting Rockwellโ€™s Network Security Services practice.
  • ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ & ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
  • Co-led Rockwellโ€™s Career Fair Project teamโ€”managing timelines, mitigating risks, overseeing vendors, and transitioning team members into leadership roles.
  • Mentored interns in Rockwell software, debugging workflows, and hardware troubleshooting.
  • Created network infrastructure templates and lab environments for sales engineers and technical teams, improving customer demos and engagement.
  • Supported field service and sales engineering teams through on-site system testing and troubleshooting customer environments.
  • ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
  • Supported Systems Engineering projects through requirement analysis, hardware/software integration planning, and automation of test workflows for industrial control systems.
  • Built automated unit tests, created VM environments, and improved testing processes for Rockwell controllers.
  • Completed security-focused rotations, gaining experience in risk assessment, network security, and security maturity modeling.
Systems EngineeringIndustrial Control Systems (ICS)

Education

New York University

Master of Science - MS โ€” Cybersecurity

Ohio University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Communication โ€” Information & Telecommunication Systems

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