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Senior Azure Cloud Security Engineer

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  • Arlington, VA
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Specifically on Azure Entra, Intune and Purview (DLP, eDiscovery, Information Protection, Insider Risk Management) and Azure Conditional Access Policies for automated guardrails. This role requires expert-level, hands-on experience in the Microsoft security ecosystem coupled with deep proficiency in best-of-breed third-party tools like CrowdStrike, Splunk, and Tenable.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationArlington, VA

    Description

    Position: Senior Azure Cloud Security Engineer
    Location: Arlington, VA


    This role requires expert-level, hands-on experience in the Microsoft security ecosystem coupled with deep proficiency in best-of-breed third-party tools like CrowdStrike, Splunk, and Tenable.

    Responsibilities
    • Design and maintain complex conditional access policies incorporating device compliance, location, and risk-based signals.
    • Implement Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to enforce just-in-time (JIT) and just-enough-administration (JEA) for high-impact roles.
    • Conduct regular access reviews and manage identity lifecycles for employees, contractors, guests, and service accounts.
    • Configure MDM and MAM policies, including device enrollment restrictions, compliance baselines, and configuration profiles for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
    • Oversee patching deployments and automate OS/Application patching cycles to maintain a low vulnerability footprint.
    • Build and tune sensitivity labels for automatic data classification across SharePoint, Teams, and Exchange.
    • Develop Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies to prevent unauthorized data exfiltration.
    • Manage the full suite (Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, and Cloud) to investigate and remediate sophisticated threats.

    Qualifications
    • 7+ years of professional experience relevant experience supporting enterprise cloud and/or infrastructure environments.
    • Deep knowledge & hands on experience in core components of the Microsoft security and management ecosystem designed for a Zero Trust Approach. Specifically on Azure Entra, Intune and Purview (DLP, eDiscovery, Information Protection, Insider Risk Management) and Azure Conditional Access Policies for automated guardrails.
    • Advanced proficiency in PowerShell or Python for automating security tasks and incident response playbooks.
    • Expertise in using Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) and Threat Response Auto-Pull (TRAP) to stop phishing and malware.
    • Experience managing the full user lifecycle (joiner, mover, leaver) and automating provisioning / deprovisioning using SailPoint.
    • Experience with JAMF Pro and JAMF Protect for securing Apple endpoints within an enterprise Azure environment.
    • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
    • Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) (Preferred)
    • SC-100 (Cybersecurity Architect) or CISSP (Highly Preferred)

    Once again, this is a 100% fully onsite position. Please forward qualified candidate for review and don't hesitate advising if any questions.

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