Senior Azure Security Architect

We are looking for candidates who will embrace our Cyber Security strategy in the design, implementation and operations of Cloud Security with a focus on Azure. As an Azure Security Architect, you should have experience in all aspects of Azure security including designing security controls and threat protection, analysing and creating a solid identity and access management structure, and defining security policies, using Azure technologies.

What will your day look like?

You will serve as part of a larger team dedicated with the vision to provide a flexible and reliable cloud platform, maximizing the ability to realize its benefits while reducing risks. In this role you will work closely together with product owners and overall cloud architects to help build a secure and robust enterprise-grade cloud platform.

What will you work on?

Your day to day tasks will be:

• Designing security services in cloud-based programs based on pre-defined architecture frameworks
• Maintain and improve the security posture of AWS & Azure platform
• Overlook the process of identifying and remediating vulnerabilities
• Define security controls and policies, access to data, and monitor alerts to ensure that data, apps, containers, infrastructure, and networks are protected.
• Design access configurations within a cloud solution environment using the defense-in-depth principle
• Design network security including in a hybrid context with traditional network centric controls
• Implement and use cloud native tools like Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center and Azure Sentinel

Technical Skills

• Masters in computer science/Engineer or minimum 5-10 years hand-on experience in IT and/or Security with a preference of experience in Azure environments.
• You have a broad view of all the Microsoft Defender for Cloud solutions including Microsoft Defender for Cloud DevSecOps security.
• Proficient in all aspects of cloud Security including identity and access management, organizational structure and policies, technologies to provide data protection, network security defenses, security logs, and incident response processes.
• Good understanding of security concepts (Zero Trust Network, CASB, Cloud computing, SIEM, SOAR, PKI, DevSecOps, IAM and PAM, ).
• Strong technical programming skills with Linux and Windows operating systems and scripting languages like Python, Javascript, Powershell, Python, Terraform, Shell scripts etc.
• Certifications: Azure Security Engineer certifications: AZ-500, SC-100, SC-200, SC-300 etc...CompTIA Security+, or SANS certification are preferred. Also industry certifications are considered as beneficial e.g., CISSP, CSSP, CCSK, GIAC, CEH

Who you are

• You have a passion for Cyber Security, being the basic ingredient of success.
• Customer focus is your second nature
• You have the necessary soft-skills set to successfully understand, challenge and translate the business needs and communicate to the relevant parties with a structured and methodical approach to problem solving
• You are fluent in and have good working knowledge of English
• You are a team player with good communication skills, proactive and highly motivated individual with a serious hands-on work ethic