Dennis Kühn
Cloud & Identity
Security Consultant
Helping organizations secure identities, improve governance maturity and reduce risk across enterprise environments.
Delivering secure, scalable and compliant identity solutions across modern infrastructures.
Professional Summary
I support organizations in strengthening their security posture by designing and improving identity and access management solutions in enterprise environments.
My focus lies on Identity Governance, access control and compliance alignment, ensuring secure, scalable and auditable identity processes across modern infrastructures.
Working in distributed and remote-first environments, I help organizations reduce risk, improve governance maturity and align their systems with frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, TISAX and PCI DSS.
Focus on Identity & Security
What I Deliver
- Strengthening identity security across enterprise environments
- Improving governance and access control maturity
- Reducing risk through structured IAM and identity governance implementations
- Supporting compliance alignment (NIST, ISO 27001, TISAX, PCI DSS)
- Designing scalable and auditable identity architectures
- Delivering consulting in remote, distributed environments
Core Expertise
Identity & Access Management
Design and implementation of enterprise IAM strategies. Role engineering, access lifecycle management, and privileged access governance in complex, multi-system environments.
Identity Governance / IAG
Implementing IGA programs that enforce segregation of duties, certification campaigns, and automated access reviews — reducing governance risk through structured identity lifecycle processes.
Cloud & Identity Security
Securing cloud-native and hybrid environments through identity-centric security models. Integrating IAM into cloud infrastructure while maintaining a zero-trust posture.
Compliance & Security Frameworks
Aligning security and identity programs with NIST, ISO 27001, TISAX, and PCI DSS. Bridging the gap between technical controls and audit-ready governance documentation.
Security Consulting
Advisory and hands-on consulting for security architecture, risk assessment, and governance maturity improvement in enterprise and regulated industry contexts.
Selected Experience
- Implementation and optimization of IAM solutions in enterprise environments
- Design of identity governance and access control models
- Support of compliance initiatives (ISO 27001, NIST, TISAX)
- Integration of identity systems into existing infrastructures
- Remote consulting and delivery in distributed teams
Selected Impact
A selection of high-impact engagements across enterprise environments.
Enterprise IAM Implementation · SailPoint Identity Cloud
Contributed to the implementation and optimization of SailPoint Identity Cloud in enterprise environments, supporting the consolidation of access management and improving provisioning processes through automated lifecycle workflows.
Identity Governance Program · SailPoint Identity Cloud
Designed and implemented a structured IGA program on SailPoint Identity Cloud, introducing role-based access control, segregation of duties policies, and automated certification campaigns. Improved audit readiness significantly within one compliance cycle.
ISO 27001 & TISAX Alignment
Supported organizations in aligning identity and access control environments with TISAX and ISO 27001 requirements, contributing to improved audit readiness through technical controls documentation and remediation guidance.
Access Control Maturity Uplift
Assessed and restructured access control processes for a financial services client, eliminating excessive privilege accumulation and implementing least-privilege enforcement aligned with NIST and PCI DSS controls. Reduced critical access risk exposure across key systems.
Remote IAM Consulting · Distributed Enterprise
Delivered identity governance consulting fully remote across a distributed, internationally operating enterprise. Managed stakeholder alignment across multiple countries, coordinating technical rollout and compliance requirements without on-site presence.
Security Posture & Governance Maturity Assessment
Conducted enterprise-wide identity security assessments identifying critical gaps in access governance maturity. Delivered a prioritized remediation roadmap, enabling the organization to achieve a measurable improvement in governance maturity within two quarters.
Tools & Frameworks
Remote & International
Let's Connect
Available for remote IAM / Security consulting opportunities.
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