Randy Hanif

Principal Consultant @ Humble Systems
Helping organizations securely transition to the cloud

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Offering consulting and staff augmentation in:

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Security

Security baseline assessments, Policy hardening, Phishing-resistant MFA migration, Risk-reduced implementation of Legacy Authentication, Defender optimization, Board-presentable reporting

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Data & Automation

Boomi, Azure Fabric / Data Factory, On/Offboarding automation, REST API workflows, SQL

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Server Infrastructure

Infrastructure As Code, Modernization, Windows/Linux/Unix SME

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Microsoft 365

Migrations, Operations, Phone system implementations

Selected Engagements

2026 Apr - May

Infrastructure and Security Posture Optimization

Diagram: migrating two Active Directory domains from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 domain controllers, with FSMO roles transferred to the new primary in each domain

  • Delivered for a Canadian health-benefits third-party administrator — an environment where authentication uptime and data integrity are business-critical.
  • Working in a staff augmentation capacity alongside the internal tech team, resulting in a cohesive and collaborative delivery.
  • Executed a phased migration of legacy domain controllers to latest Windows Server OS across production Active Directory domains.
  • Assessment and implementation of security posture updates such as implementing secured LDAP authentication on user facing applications.
AD Infrastructure Security
2026 Apr - June

M365 Security Remediation

Diagram: phased remediation of forensic-priority security items across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, and Defender, using a four-step per-item method of baseline, implement, validate, and capture evidence

  • Delivered for a Canadian non-profit ahead of a security reassessment.
  • Led security remediation project to implement and optimize: Conditional Access policies, phishing-resistant MFA migration, Defender
  • Risk-reduced legacy authentication approach to preserve required legacy access through a scoped, monitored exception.
  • Worked closely with the client to ensure implementations were approved through a rigorous Change Management process.
Security Microsoft 365 Endpoint

Career Journey

Technology consulting
December 2025 — Present

Principal Consultant

Humble Systems (Self-employed)

Delivering cloud expertise to organizations that need senior IT guidance without the full-time overhead.

Azure Microsoft 365 Consulting
Volunteering at food bank
November 2022 — Present

Volunteer

Food Bank

Providing IT support in head office operations and warehouse logistics. This puts the Humble in Humble Systems.

IT Support Operations Logistics
April 2018 — November 2025

IT Infrastructure Specialist

Mattr Corp

Technical Lead on complex company restructuring for 2000+ users including AD, Microsoft 365 (Email, SharePoint, Teams) and Server Infrastructure.
Led Azure migration of on-premises data and compute workloads.
Developed SSIS & SSAS solutions, built PowerShell automation toolkits, and served as global escalation point for IT support teams.

Azure Migration Azure Data Factory SSIS/SSAS PowerShell Boomi Intune Entra ID
May 2006 — April 2018

LAN Administrator

Mattr Corp

Endpoint Lifecycle Manager acting as technical lead for procurement, configuration, and maintenance.
Led OS deployment platform engineering, scripted automated deployments, managed vendor relationships, and supported on-premises server infrastructure.

Endpoint Management OS Deployment Vendor Management Server Infrastructure Printing Systems
Software development
September 2003 — May 2006

Software Developer

Tenet Computer Group

Designed and developed Java-based applications for querying Microsoft Great Plains ERP databases. Created dynamic Excel reports using VBA, SQL queries, and stored procedures in SQL Server 2000. Also provided contracted IT support to clients.

Java SQL Server VBA ERP Systems Excel Automation
Technical support and desktop management
July 2001 — September 2003

Technical Support (Part-Time)

Ash Temple Limited (now Henry Schein)

Started my IT career providing Windows 9x/XP desktop support for in-house and cross-Canada branch offices.
Configured, deployed, and serviced PCs, peripherals, terminals, and dot-matrix printers.

Desktop Support Windows Hardware Remote Offices

Credentials

Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified since 2020

Let's Work Together

Available for consulting, project work, and advisory roles