Senior IT and security engineering, scoped to the work, not a monthly contract.

I help small and mid-sized teams harden access, manage and protect every device, automate onboarding and offboarding, and answer customer security questionnaires, without hiring full-time or signing a retainer.

Tell us what you need fixed See what I handle

Inquiry only
No long-term contract
Work in your existing tools
Remote help available
Senior-only delivery

You do not need a full-time hire for every IT and security problem. You need the right work finished by someone senior.

Example findings

illustrative

MFA gaps Admin accounts without MFA

Stale access Former employees still with logins

Unmanaged devices Laptops not enrolled in MDM

8 / 24

No EDR Endpoints without endpoint protection

The kind of thing a senior review surfaces in week one.

How I work

Senior judgment, applied in a clear order.

Read-only first

I review before I change anything. Nothing breaks because nothing moves until you and I agree what should.

Mapped to real controls

I check your setup against what SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 reviewers actually ask about. Experience-based, not a certified audit.

Highest-risk gaps first

Access, identity, and unmanaged devices before cosmetics. I fix what would actually move the needle in an incident or an audit.

Documented to maintain

I hand back what I did and how, in a form your team can keep running after the engagement ends.

Sound familiar?

Common IT and security problems I help finish.

If one of these is on your plate, that is the kind of work this is for.

New hires take too long to set up.
Former employees still have access.
Email security needs work.
Laptops are not managed consistently.
Devices have no endpoint protection.
A customer sent a security questionnaire.
Admin access has not been reviewed.
Internal IT needs an extra senior hand.

What I do

Senior IT and security work, in plain terms and in real tools.

The work most small and mid-sized teams keep pushing aside, or that a stretched IT team needs an experienced pair of hands on.

Onboarding & offboarding, automated

Repeatable joiner and leaver process: account provisioning, group and role assignment, app access, device enrollment, and clean deprovisioning across SCIM, JumpCloud, Entra, and Okta.

Identity & access hardening

MFA, single sign-on (SSO), Conditional Access, admin-role cleanup, least-privilege / RBAC, and access reviews across Entra ID, Okta, JumpCloud, and the SaaS apps you already run.

Device management & protection

Zero-touch enrollment with Intune, Jamf, Kandji, Autopilot, and Apple Business Manager. Encryption, compliance policies, updates, plus endpoint protection (EDR / AV) with SentinelOne, Huntress, and Microsoft Defender.

BYOD & app protection

Protect company data on personal phones and laptops with mobile-app-management (MAM) and app-protection policies, without taking over the whole personal device.

Email & SaaS security

Harden Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace mail (anti-spoofing, SPF / DKIM / DMARC), and lock down the SaaS apps your team runs every day: Slack, Zoom, Jira, Salesforce.

Cloud & access reviews

Review and tighten IAM / RBAC and least-privilege policies in AWS and Azure. Surface over-permissioned accounts and risky configurations before they show up in an audit.

Security questionnaires & SOC 2 readiness

Turn the real setup into clear answers for customer questionnaires and audits. Prepare SOC 2 Type II evidence and remediate gaps. Experience-based help, not an audit or certification.

Posture review & cleanup

A senior second opinion: document what you have, find the gaps, fix messy settings, and leave clear next steps. Available as a standalone written endpoint-and-identity posture review.

Tools

I work in the tools your team already runs.

Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and the endpoint and identity platforms most small and mid-sized teams already own.

Microsoft Intune

Windows / Mac / iOS / Android enrollment, compliance policies, app deployment.

Entra ID (Azure AD)

Conditional Access, MFA, admin roles, SSO, SCIM provisioning.

Windows Autopilot

Zero-touch Windows laptop provisioning direct from vendors to users.

Apple Business Manager / ADE

Zero-touch Mac and iPhone enrollment via Automated Device Enrollment.

Jamf Pro / Jamf Now

Mac and iOS management, configuration profiles, security baselines.

Kandji

Mac management with automated compliance and library-item guardrails.

JumpCloud

Directory, SSO, SCIM, RADIUS, and cross-OS device policies.

Okta

SSO, MFA, lifecycle management, and SCIM into your app catalog.

SentinelOne

EDR deployment and tuning across managed endpoints.

Huntress

Managed EDR and threat response for small and mid-sized teams.

Microsoft Defender

Defender for Endpoint deployment and integration with Intune compliance.

AWS & Azure

IAM / RBAC review, least-privilege tightening, risky-config surfacing.

Microsoft 365
Google Workspace
Slack
Zoom
Jira
Salesforce
Password managers
Email security tools
Remote support tools
Other business apps

If a tool is new to me, I will say so. Most admin problems follow the same pattern: users, devices, permissions, policies, security, and documentation.

The Review

A senior read of your endpoint and identity setup, in writing.

For companies with no dedicated IT / security staff who want clarity on where they stand, and for existing IT teams who want a senior second opinion before they commit to the next round of fixes. Framework mapping is experience-based, not a certified audit.

One-time engagement

IT access and device review

Sometimes called an endpoint and identity posture review.

Starting at $1,500

A written review of how access, login security, and company devices are set up today. Findings mapped to the controls SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 reviewers ask about. Prioritized. Remediation steps in plain English. A 30-minute walkthrough call at the end.

Ask about a review

Delivery

Read-only access: I never change anything in your accounts
No software install: no agents, no console
5 business day turnaround: from access granted to delivery
Written report: 25-30 page PDF with framework mapping
30-minute walkthrough: live call to go through findings

How I am different

The expensive part is not IT and security help. It is paying for help you are not using.

Some companies need a full-time IT and security team. Some need a traditional MSP. Many small and mid-sized teams just need specific senior work finished without payroll, standby time, or a monthly contract.

Option A

Full-time IT / security hire

Best when the work is a daily job.

Payroll, benefits, and management overhead
Slow to hire and onboard
Hard to justify for bursty work
Great when you need daily ownership
Expensive if the work is only occasional

Option B

Contractor on standby

Useful, but availability costs money.

You may pay for waiting time
Scope can drift without a clear block
Quality depends on who is available
Good for predictable ongoing capacity
Less efficient for small, specific fixes

Option C

Traditional MSP

Better when you need a helpdesk.

Monthly contract
Per-user or per-device billing
Helpdesk queue
Ongoing monitoring
Service-level agreements
Best when you need daily IT support

Option D · gaugeon

Senior IT + security, scoped to the work

Best when you need specific senior work finished.

Inquiry-first
No monthly commitment
Work in your existing tools
Scoped engagements, not open-ended
Senior practitioner doing the work
Access, identity, devices, email, cloud, questionnaires, cleanup

If you need daily support, hire IT or use an MSP. If you need senior IT and security work completed without a long commitment, use gaugeon.

Example engagement sizes

Scope confirmed before any hours commit.

First engagements typically run in one of the shapes below. Final scope is agreed in writing after the fit call. No subscription. No idle bench. No monthly minimum.

Focused

~5 hours of senior work

Best for one focused problem.

Examples: new-hire flow cleanup, an access review, an email security fix, or a small security questionnaire.

Talk through a scoped block

Most common

Multi-step

~10 hours of senior work

Best for multi-step cleanup.

Examples: onboarding and offboarding automation, device management improvements, email security hardening, or admin access cleanup across Microsoft, Google, Jamf, Kandji, JumpCloud, or Okta.

Talk through a scoped block

Project

Fixed-scope project

Pricing

Quoted

after inquiry and scoping

Best when the outcome is clear.

Examples: onboarding process rebuild, email security setup, device management rollout, access cleanup, EDR deployment, or customer security-readiness work.

Scope a project

Process

How an engagement runs.

1

Tell me the work.

A short inquiry with a few lines about what you need finished and the tools you are running.
2

Short fit call.

Reply within one business day. A short call to confirm fit, no charge. If the work is not in my lane, I say so early.
3

Scope the block.

Agree the work, the size, and what done looks like, in writing, before any hours are committed.
4

Work gets shipped.

I do the work, log the hours, and hand back what was finished plus documentation your team can maintain.

Scope

Where I fit

gaugeon is for companies that need experienced IT and security help, but do not need a full-time hire or a monthly MSP contract.

Good fit

Use gaugeon for

Onboarding and offboarding automation
Identity and access hardening (MFA, SSO, Conditional Access, RBAC)
Device management and endpoint protection (MDM + EDR)
Email and SaaS security hardening
Cloud IAM / RBAC reviews in AWS and Azure
Security questionnaires and SOC 2 readiness
Posture review and written cleanup
Existing IT teams that want a senior second opinion

Not a fit

Look elsewhere for

24/7 helpdesk
Emergency onsite support
Cabling or physical office buildouts
Printer fleets
NVR / camera systems
Custom application development
Long-term outsourced IT department

If it fits, I scope the smallest useful block of work. If it does not, I say so early.

FAQ

Frequently asked

Who am I working with?

You are working directly with a senior IT and security engineer, the same person who scopes the work, does the work, and hands it back. No junior handoff, no helpdesk queue, no rotating technicians. If a piece of work is not in my lane, I will tell you early.

What kind of companies are a good fit?

Small and mid-sized companies that need experienced IT and security help without hiring a full-time person or signing a monthly MSP contract. I also work alongside existing IT teams when they need an extra senior hand for a specific project, cleanup, review, or deadline. Your team keeps ownership. gaugeon helps finish the work that needs focused attention.

How do you handle access?

I use the least access needed for the work. Read-only access is preferred for reviews. For hands-on work, permissions are scoped, approved, and removed when the engagement ends.

Do you use our tools or your own?

Usually I work with the tools you already have. If remote support, documentation, or admin tools are needed, I only use them with approval and for the agreed scope.

Can you make changes directly in our systems?

Yes, when that is part of the approved scope. Reviews can be read-only. Hands-on work is only done with agreed permissions, named access, MFA, and clear change expectations.

Do you store our data?

I avoid storing client data unless it is needed for the work. Notes, findings, screenshots, exports, or documents are handled only for the engagement and removed or returned when no longer needed.

What happens when the work is done?

I provide notes or documentation, confirm what changed, and remove access that is no longer needed.

Can you work with our vendor onboarding process?

Yes. I can complete basic vendor onboarding, sign an NDA, work under a statement of work, and answer security review questions before access is granted.

Do you sign NDAs or SOWs?

Yes. For most client work, I use a simple statement of work that defines the scope, price, access needed, timeline, and deliverables.

How do the work blocks work?

First engagements typically run in 5- to 10-hour shapes. I agree the work and the success bar in writing first. Hours come out of the block as I do the work and are logged transparently. There is no auto-renewal and no subscription.

What tools do you work with?

Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Intune, Entra ID, Autopilot, Apple Business Manager, Jamf, Kandji, JumpCloud, Okta, SentinelOne, Huntress, Microsoft Defender, AWS, Azure, and similar business tools. If a tool is new to me, I say so. Most admin problems follow the same pattern: users, devices, permissions, policies, security, and documentation.

What permissions does the review need?

For the IT access and device review, read-only access to your admin consoles. For Microsoft, the read scopes on Intune device records, configuration profiles, compliance policies, login rules, and basic directory data. For Google Workspace, the read-only Admin SDK scopes for users, devices, and access controls. For JumpCloud, an API key with read permissions. The exact scopes are shown to your admin on the consent screen before anything runs. I never request write permissions for a review.

Is the review a SOC 2 or HIPAA audit?

No. It is a written review that maps your current setup to the controls a SOC 2, HIPAA, or ISO 27001 auditor will ask for. It accelerates audit prep. It does not replace the auditor and it is not a certification.

Need senior IT or security work, but not another monthly contract?

Tell me what is broken, messy, slow, risky, or overdue. I will translate it into a clear next step.

Tell me what you need fixed Ask about a review