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Verified Expert in Engineering
Cybersecurity Engineer and Developer
Deming, NM, United States
Toptal member since February 25, 2026
Bio
Will is a cybersecurity and regulatory compliance leader focused on reducing organizational risk through practical, defensible controls. He conducts hands-on risk assessments, architects secure Microsoft Azure environments, and strengthens identity, logging, and monitoring frameworks. By translating regulatory mandates into resilient technical safeguards, Will ensures organizations are prepared for audits and real-world threat activity.
Portfolio
Self-employed
Azure, Regulatory Compliance, C#, ASP.NET Core, HIPAA Compliance, PCI DSS...
Presidio
Azure, Terraform, Microsoft CSP, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure CLI, Bicep...
2nd Watch
Azure, Azure Government, Cybersecurity Operations, Terraform, Automation...
Experience
- IT Security - 20 years
- IT Audits - 20 years
- Windows - 20 years
- Cybersecurity Operations - 15 years
- Healthcare IT - 15 years
- HIPAA Compliance - 15 years
- Azure - 10 years
- Azure Well-Architected Framework - 7 years
Work Experience
Founder | Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
2021 - PRESENT
Self-employed
- Founded and directed a healthcare-focused cybersecurity and compliance practice serving providers, payers, and affiliated entities, delivering HIPAA Security Rule risk analyses that reduced documented vulnerabilities by up to 65%.
- Conducted comprehensive information security assessments across cloud and on-premises environments, identifying control gaps and reducing high-risk compliance findings by 68% through prioritized remediation planning.
- Improved policy and control documentation quality by deploying AI-assisted gap detection models, accelerating regulatory readiness, and strengthening defensibility during regulatory and 3rd-party audit reviews.
- Strengthened Azure governance and identity architecture for healthcare clients by enforcing least-privilege access models, centralized policy management, and standardized security baselines.
Technologies: Azure, Regulatory Compliance, C#, ASP.NET Core, HIPAA Compliance, PCI DSS, IT Security, Cloud Security, Risk Management, Compliance, CISO, IT Governance, SOC 2, SOC Compliance, ISO 27001, Risk & Compliance, PCI Compliance, Policies & Procedures Compliance, Security Policies & Procedures, Cybersecurity, IT Administration, Technical Leadership, Security
Senior Azure Engineer
2024 - 2025
Presidio
- Guided Azure cloud security architecture and regulatory compliance integration across Presidio's managed services portfolio, embedding HIPAA-aligned controls into standardized cloud deployment frameworks.
- Designed and enforced Azure governance models incorporating policy-as-code (PaC), RBAC, conditional access, logging, and encryption standards across multi-subscription enterprise environments.
- Automated patch management, backup validation, and vulnerability remediation workflows, reducing configuration drift and compliance exceptions across managed tenant environments.
- Integrated compliance validation checkpoints into cloud onboarding workflows, reducing customer onboarding time while increasing baseline security and regulatory alignment at deployment.
Technologies: Azure, Terraform, Microsoft CSP, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure CLI, Bicep, IT Security, Cloud Security, Risk Management, Compliance, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, Policies & Procedures Compliance, Security Policies & Procedures, Cybersecurity, IT Administration, Security
Senior Azure Consultant
2022 - 2023
2nd Watch
- Developed Azure cloud strategies and transformation roadmaps for enterprise clients in regulated industries, aligning architecture decisions with HIPAA, PCI DSS, and risk management requirements.
- Led secure Azure architecture design engagements across multi-subscription environments, implementing identity governance, network segmentation, encryption controls, and centralized monitoring.
- Conducted security architecture reviews and compliance gap assessments, identifying control deficiencies and translating findings into prioritized remediation plans.
- Implemented cloud adoption frameworks emphasizing PaC, least-privilege access, and governance guardrails to reduce misconfiguration risk and improve audit defensibility.
Technologies: Azure, Azure Government, Cybersecurity Operations, Terraform, Automation, IT Security, Cloud Security, Risk Management, Compliance, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, Policies & Procedures Compliance, Security Policies & Procedures, Cybersecurity, IT Administration, Security
Senior Engineer
2020 - 2022
Lunavi
- Supported more than 600 managed-services clients across diverse industries, delivering Azure architecture, DevOps integration, and enterprise infrastructure modernization initiatives.
- Designed and deployed scalable Azure environments with integrated monitoring, backup validation, and security controls to improve uptime and reduce operational risk.
- Built automated monitoring and alerting workflows that improved visibility into system health and security posture across multi-tenant cloud environments.
- Implemented cloud security hardening measures, including identity governance, access control standardization, and configuration baselining, to reduce exposure to misconfiguration risk.
Technologies: Azure, Microsoft Servers, VMware ESXi, Linux Servers, Automation, Azure Well-Architected Framework, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, IT Security, Cloud Security, Risk Management, Compliance, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, Policies & Procedures Compliance, Security Policies & Procedures, Cybersecurity, IT Administration, Security
Senior Systems Infrastructure Engineer
2014 - 2020
Venetian Casino Resort
- Directed enterprise infrastructure initiatives across a 1,500+ global server environment, maintaining 99.995% uptime while leading system migrations and security modernization projects.
- Overhauled a high-traffic loyalty platform supporting approximately 1.3 million daily users, improving scalability, performance stability, and operational resilience.
- Strengthened security and audit readiness for credit card data environments by implementing enhanced monitoring, access controls, and configuration hardening aligned with PCI requirements.
- Directed large-scale system deployments and infrastructure upgrades, reducing operational disruption while improving performance and capacity planning accuracy.
- Introduced emerging technologies and proof-of-concept (POC) solutions that optimized infrastructure efficiency and informed executive-level IT investment decisions.
- Delivered executive-facing reports and technical briefings that translated infrastructure risk, capacity constraints, and security posture into actionable strategic recommendations.
Technologies: Windows Server, Azure Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IPsec, Group Policy, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), ASP.NET Core, VMware ESXi, IT Security, Risk Management, Compliance, IT Governance, ISO 27001, Risk & Compliance, PCI Compliance, Policies & Procedures Compliance, Security Policies & Procedures, Cybersecurity, IT Administration, Security
Project History
Azure CAF Terraform
https://github.com/willevertsen/Az-CAF-TerraformI built a repository with a fully deployable Azure landing zone that conforms to the Azure Well-Architected Framework. This repository also includes Azure Policy assignments and definitions, identity, and other elements.
Certifications
JULY 2026 - PRESENT
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
ISC2
AUGUST 2023 - AUGUST 2026
Certified HIPAA Professional
ecfirst
MARCH 2023 - MARCH 2026
Certified HIPAA Privacy and Security Expert
Supremus Group
APRIL 2019 - OCTOBER 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
Skills
Tools
Terraform
Frameworks
Azure Well-Architected Framework, ASP.NET Core
Paradigms
HIPAA Compliance, Automation, Management
Platforms
Windows, Azure, Windows Server, Linux
Storage
Azure Active Directory
Industry Expertise
Cybersecurity
Languages
C#, Bicep
Other
Healthcare IT, PCI DSS, Cybersecurity Operations, IT Audits, Regulatory Compliance, Microsoft CSP, Azure Government, Microsoft Servers, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, DNS, DHCP, IPsec, Group Policy, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), IT Security, Cloud Security, Risk Management, Compliance, CISO, IT Governance, SOC 2, SOC Compliance, ISO 27001, Risk & Compliance, PCI Compliance, Policies & Procedures Compliance, Security Policies & Procedures, IT Administration, Technical Leadership, Security, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure CLI, VMware ESXi, Linux Servers, Information Security
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