Azure Security Engineer

Job Summary

Supporting a large-scale government modernization effort, the remote Senior Security Engineer (Azure) will design and implement secure Azure cloud environments, focusing on identity and access management, security tool configuration, and compliance efforts.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement identity and access management models, including RBAC and privileged access controls
• Configure security tools like Microsoft Defender for Cloud and enforce security policies using Azure Policy
• Collaborate with teams to identify security risks and contribute to secure cloud architecture decisions

Required qualifications

• Experience with Azure cloud security, including Microsoft Entra ID and Defender for Cloud
• Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and security compliance frameworks (e.g., HIPAA)
• Experience implementing cloud security monitoring, logging, and incident detection
• Familiarity with Azure Policy and governance guardrails for enforcing security standards
• Understanding of secure network architecture and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices