Sean Friart is an accomplished Enterprise Security Architect at Avanade since 2010, specializing in Microsoft Security Solutions and SIEM services, notably managing the migration from Splunk to Azure Sentinel. With a progressive career at Avanade, Sean served as Operations Manager and Senior Systems Engineer, providing technical guidance and managing global IP networks, firewall management, and Active Directory support. Before Avanade, Sean held roles as Senior Systems Engineer and IT Systems Manager across multiple international companies, overseeing service delivery and infrastructure migrations. Sean holds an Associate Degree in Photographic and Film/Video Technology from Technical College, and has consistently demonstrated leadership and innovative problem-solving throughout a diverse IT career.