Azure Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ Salary: $90.00 USD Hourly - $100.00 USD Hourly Description:

Duration: 12+ Months Contract to hire

Job Description

Are you passionate about securing cloud environments and driving innovation? We're seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Security Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a key player, you'll blend hands-on expertise with architectural insights to safeguard our Azure infrastructure.

Here's what awaits you:

1. Design Cutting-Edge Security Solutions

• Lead architecture reviews, shaping critical decisions.
• Dive into IAM (Entra ID/Azure Active Directory), posture management, workload protection, SIEM/SOAR, and application testing.
• Your expertise will fortify our defenses against emerging threats.

1. Collaborate and Elevate

• Be the bridge between security and agility.
• Collaborate with agile teams, ensuring security requirements are seamlessly woven into development cycles.
• Your impact will resonate across our hybrid cloud deployments, including FedRAMP High solutions.

1. Must-Have Experience

• Ideally, you will have secured an Azure DevOps instance and have implemented personally many if not all aspects of security for your applications and infrastructure.
• We are running a FedRAMP environment and zero-trust architecture knowledge is required.
• You know Azure Defender, Azure Sentinel, Azure Application Gateway.

1. Design Azure Cloud Security Solutions

• Lead architecture reviews for decision records.
• Cover IAM (Entra ID/Azure Active Directory), posture management, workload protection, SIEM/SOAR, and application testing.

1. Architectural Runway and Collaboration

• Create infosec requirements for infrastructure and application development.
• Collaborate with agile teams to meet security needs.

1. Continuous Monitoring and Compliance

• Monitor cybersecurity policies, compliance artifacts, and systems authorization.
• Map security controls to compliance requirements.

1. Zero-Trust Implementation

• Integrate Azure Zero-Trust Architecture into cloud solution design.

1. Risk Mitigation and Vulnerability Remediation

• Coordinate risk reduction efforts for applications and infrastructure.

1. Hybrid Cloud Deployment

• Deploy FedRAMP High hybrid cloud solutions, integrating on-premises components.

1. Threat Assessment and Incident Response

• Assess vulnerabilities and provide incident support.

1. Azure Expertise

• Microsoft Azure Cloud experience (GovCloud preferred).
• Familiarity with Azure security tools/platforms (e.g., Azure AD, Sentinel, Defender, Monitor, Key Vault).

1. Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a technology field (master's degree preferred).
• 5+ years of cyber-related experience in a commercial environment with Azure, focusing on technical information security and risk management.

1. Security Proficiency

• Identity Access and Management concepts (including multifactor authentication and SSO/Federation).
• Privileged Access Management.
• Vulnerability testing for Azure systems.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and software scanning.

1. Cloud Security Domains

• Demonstrated expertise in Information Security and Risk Management across Windows and Linux.
• Familiarity with key domains:
• Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM).
• Authentication and Authorization (including SSO and Identity Federation).
• Zero-Trust Model.
• Defense-In-Depth.
• Governance and Compliance.
• Data Security.
• Operating System Security.
• Network Layer Protection.
• Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, Alerting, Audit Trail, and Incident Response.
• Cloud Core Platform (Compute, Storage, Networking).

• INFOSEC Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CISM.
• Azure/AWS/Google Training and Certification.
• Microsoft Certifications/Exams (recommended):
• SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect
• SC-300 Identity and Access Administration
• AZ-500 Azure Security Engineer
• CrowdStrike Falcon EDR for Azure.
• Managing/maintaining FISMA.

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