Azure Security Engineer - 173594

Responsibilities: of the Azure Security Engineer: • Design, implement, and maintain security controls across Azure cloud environments. • Monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents utilizing Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, and related security tools. • Conduct security risk assessments, vulnerability management, and remediation activities. • Develop and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices. • Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to secure cloud workloads, applications, and infrastructure. • Implement identity and access management solutions utilizing Azure Active Directory and Privileged Identity Management (PIM). • Support compliance initiatives involving regulatory frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and CIS benchmarks. • Automate security processes and reporting through scripting and Infrastructure as Code methodologies. Qualifications: of the Azure Security Engineer: • 4+ years of information security experience with at least 2 years focused on Azure cloud security. • Strong experience with Microsoft Azure security services, including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Policy, and Azure Key Vault. • Knowledge of identity and access management, Zero Trust principles, and cloud governance frameworks. • Experience securing cloud-based networks, virtual machines, containers, and serverless workloads. • Experience securing and managing multi-cloud environments, with hands-on knowledge of AWS security services such as IAM, Security Hub, GuardDuty, KMS, and CloudTrail. • Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or other automation scripting languages. • Understanding of security monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management processes. • Experience with compliance and regulatory standards such as NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, or SOC 2. • Azure security certifications such as AZ-500, SC-200, SC-300, or equivalent preferred.