Azure Security Engineer
- Chicago
- Hourly salary: $65
Key Responsibilities
- Assess and remediate security gaps within an existing Azure environment
- Design and implement governance controls using Azure Policy
- Develop and manage Azure Blueprints to standardize deployments and ensure compliance
- Strengthen cloud security posture using native Azure security capabilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional IT and security stakeholders
- Provide recommendations for best practices and long-term scalability
- Document configurations, controls, and implementation decisions
Skills & Requirements
Required Qualifications
- 3–5 years of hands-on Azure experience with a strong security focus
- Experience working in a brownfield/existing Azure environment (highly preferred)
- Strong expertise with:
- Azure Policy
- Azure Security capabilities (Defender for Cloud, security posture management, identity controls, etc.)
- Azure Blueprints
- Ability to assess, prioritize, and implement security improvements in an operational environment
- Strong communication skills and ability to work onsite 3 days per week
Preferred (Nice to Have)
- AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate
- SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
- Experience with compliance frameworks and security governance initiatives
Requirements:
- 3-5 years of experience
- 1-2 years of brownfield & cleaning environments (makes a huge difference when someone is stepping into an existing environment)
- Experience with Azure Policy, Azure Security, Azure Blueprints
- Certifications (nice to have) AZ-500, SC-200
- 2-3 days onsite
About the company
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Vaddi Mahesh Kumar | Contact Person
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