Hi, I'm Carlos Arita

Infrastructure and security leader with 13+ years of experience supporting 800+ user global enterprise environments across the US, UK, Italy, Germany, and additional regions. Proven record leading identity, infrastructure, and security operations through Fortune 500 divestiture, standalone company formation, and post-merger integration. Trusted authority for identity governance, vendor strategy, risk reduction, and operational stability.

What I Can Offer For Your Organization

Trusted authority for identity governance, vendor strategy, risk reduction, and operational stability.

IT Infrastructure & Operations Leadership

Leading enterprise IT operations and maintaining stability across complex hybrid infrastructure environments during periods of ownership and platform transition.

Identity & Access Management

Azure AD / Entra ID, SSO, Conditional Access, MFA. Owned identity and access governance across 100+ SSO-integrated enterprise applications.

Security & Risk Reduction

InfoSec, Microsoft Defender. Implemented remediation actions, closed security gaps, and proactively prevented business disruption through vulnerability management.

Enterprise Transformation

Divestiture, Merger, Integration. Supported operations through Fortune 500 divestiture, standalone company formation, and post-merger integration.

Microsoft 365 & Exchange Governance

Comprehensive governance of Microsoft 365 tenants, Exchange, and integrated enterprise applications aligned with full user population.

Cross-Functional & Global Team Leadership

Vendor Evaluation, Outsourcing & Procurement. Mentored engineers, coordinated internal teams, vendors, and partners across global regions.

Professional Experience

2012 – Present

Infrastructure & Security Engineer → Senior Infrastructure Engineer @ Elida Beauty

(Formed via divestiture from Unilever; later merged with Suave Brands)

Enterprise environment supporting 800+ users across multiple global regions; 100+ SSO applications and 100+ servers.

Supported IT operations and security for a global organization of 800+ employees, maintaining continuity of identity, access, and infrastructure through major organizational changes.

Infrastructure, Scale & Transformation

Supported enterprise IT operations through a Fortune 500 divestiture, the formation of a standalone global company, and a subsequent brand merger, ensuring business continuity throughout.
Maintained stability across 100+ servers and hybrid infrastructure environments during periods of ownership and platform transition.
Acted as a trusted technical owner in environments where ownership, documentation, and governance were still evolving.

Identity & Access Governance

Owned identity and access governance across 100+ SSO-integrated enterprise applications, supporting a Microsoft 365 tenant aligned with the full user population.
Led Conditional Access strategy, SSO troubleshooting, certificate lifecycle management, and service account governance.
Conducted privileged access reviews, reducing access sprawl and security exposure.
Defined secure access guardrails for cloud resources while enabling business productivity.

Security, Risk & Compliance

Implemented remediation actions from InfoSec reviews, closing security gaps across identity, infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
Leveraged Microsoft Defender reporting to identify vulnerabilities and guide mitigation efforts.
Proactively prevented business disruption by identifying expiring certificates, access drift, and logging gaps before incidents occurred.
Partnered with audit and security teams to restore logging and strengthen security posture without impacting operations.

Vendor, Platform & Financial Influence

Evaluated infrastructure, security, and cloud vendors; recommended renewals, replacements, and tooling improvements.
Reviewed and approved design recommendations from Avanade, ensuring outsourced solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
Participated in vendor onboarding, procurement workflows, and PO approvals.
Provided technical guidance to business stakeholders on platform tradeoffs and risk.

Leadership & Mentorship

Mentored engineers and peers across global teams, providing design guidance and best practices.
Led initiatives through influence rather than formal authority, coordinating internal teams, vendors, and partners.
Served as escalation point for high-risk identity, infrastructure, and security issues.