Cybersecurity Principal Cloud Security Engineer

Job Summary

As a Cybersecurity Principal Cloud Security Engineer, you will be responsible to design, implement, and own the security posture of Azure Tenant including:

• Own Azure tenant security posture, including subscriptions, management groups, landing zones, and cloud resource lifecycle.
• Design and enforce Azure guardrails using Azure Policy and Policy Initiatives aligned to enterprise standards.
• Define and govern RBAC models, PIM, managed identities, and service principals across tenants.
• Implement and operationalize policy controls for tagging, regions, SKUs, encryption, and data residency.
• Lead deployment and operations of Microsoft Defender for Cloud (CSPM/CWPP) across IaaS, PaaS, AKS, and containers.
• Own SIEM data connectors, analytics rules, UEBA, threat intelligence enrichment, and automation playbooks.
• Drive detection engineering, threat hunting enablement, and MTTR reduction in partnership with SOC teams.
• Lead implementation and day-to-day operations of enterprise security platforms: CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, Rapid7, Wiz
• Establish and govern secure Azure network architectures, including hub-spoke/vWAN, Private Endpoints, Firewall, WAF, DDoS, NSGs, and ASGs.
• Implement Policy as Code and Security Baselines as Code using GitOps and IaC practices.
• Embed cloud and security controls into CI/CD pipelines to enable shift-left and continuous compliance.
• Maintain the enterprise cloud risk register and report security KPIs, trends, and risks to leadership.
• Map and operationalize security controls against CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA/HITRUST, enabling continuous evidence collection.
• Lead incident response runbooks, purple-team control validation, and post-incident remediation for cloud threats.
• Partner cross-functionally with platform, infra, app, risk, compliance, and audit teams to ensure secure cloud adoption at scale.
• (Nice to Have) Experience with Application Security practices and tools (e.g., Checkmarx for SAST/DAST/SCA) and integrating AppSec signals into cloud risk and SIEM workflows.

What would your day look like

• Partner daily with Engineering, Network, and Platform teams to design, review, and operate a secure, compliant Azure cloud and data platform.
• Act as a security authority on architecture and design reviews, shaping approved Azure, network, identity, and application patterns.
• Oversee SIEM operations in partnership with Global Cyber SOC teams to gather threat visibility, reviewing detections, tuning rules, and guiding response for high-risk security events.
• Collaborate with security vendors and partners (CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, Rapid7, Wiz) on platform health, detections, and remediation outcomes.
• Define and refine security SOPs, mentor L1/L2 teams, and ensure consistent triage, escalation, and incident handling.
• Drive delivery of security initiatives and improvements through sprints, balancing hands-on execution with architectural direction and stakeholder alignment.

Who are we looking for

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience with 5+ years focused on Azure cloud security architecture.
• Deep hands-on experience designing and operating Azure identity and access security, including Azure RBAC, Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM/PIM for Groups, and Identity Governance.
• Strong operational experience with enterprise security platforms, including CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, Rapid7, Wiz, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
• Proven expertise in SIEM/SOAR engineering, with hands-on experience building and operating Microsoft Sentinel analytics, UEBA, automation playbooks, and threat integrations.
• Demonstrated success delivering Azure Landing Zones aligned to Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework security principles.
• Strong understanding of identity federation and integrations, including SAML, OAuth2/OIDC, SCIM provisioning, and B2B scenarios.
• Solid experience securing network and platform controls, including Azure Firewall, WAF, Private Endpoints, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Automation-first mindset with hands-on skills in PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Bicep, Git, YAML, and CI/CD driven security enforcement.
• (Nice to Have) Experience in Application Security, including SAST, DAST, SCA (e.g., Checkmarx), and embedding AppSec controls into CI/CD pipelines.

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