Salary
💰 $85,000 - $125,000 per year
Tech Stack
AzureCloudFirewallsPythonSDLCTerraformVault
About the role
- Embedding security and governance into every layer of our Azure environment and SDLC processes.
- Collaborating with development, infrastructure, and compliance teams.
- Identifying, prioritizing, and remediating security vulnerabilities in Azure workloads.
- Implementing and configuring logging tools to monitor security-related events.
- Responding to and investigating security incidents, performing forensic analysis.
- Managing and monitoring Azure security services (e.g., Azure Security Center).
- Defining and enforcing compliance controls for HIPAA, SOC 2, HiTrust.
- Designing and implementing secure CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a SecDevOps Engineer, Cloud Security Engineer, or Security-Focused Cloud Engineer with an Azure background.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Azure services (AKS, AAD, Key Vault, Functions, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel).
- Proficiency with AI coding/automation tools such as GitHub Copilot, Augment, or Cursor.
- Strong knowledge of security frameworks (OWASP, CIS Benchmarks, NIST) and compliance standards (HIPAA, SOC 2, HiTrust).
- Expertise in networking fundamentals and Azure network security (NSGs, VPNs, firewalls, private endpoints).
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM) with emphasis on policy and compliance automation.
- Solid knowledge of security tools for CI/CD integration (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk, WhiteSource, Checkmarx).
- Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
- Solid understanding of cloud security principles (zero-trust, defense-in-depth, least privilege).
- Experience with vulnerability management, incident response, and security monitoring in Azure.
- Preferred: Azure Certifications (e.g., Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
- CCSP or CSSLP certification.
- CompTIA Security+ or equivalent.
- Experience with GitOps workflows for secure deployments.
- Experience securing serverless and containerized workloads (Azure Functions, AKS).
- Equal employment opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Azure servicesAI coding toolssecurity frameworksnetworking fundamentalsInfrastructure as Codescriptingcloud security principlesvulnerability managementincident responsesecurity monitoring
Soft skills
collaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingcommunication
Certifications
Azure Security Engineer AssociateAzure Solutions Architect ExpertCCSPCSSLPCompTIA Security+