Cloud Security Engineer

Summary

Senior Cloud Security Engineer secures multi-cloud environments (Azure primary) using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, enforces compliance with CIS and MCSB benchmarks, and integrates security into IaC/CI/CD pipelines.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Security Engineer to support a strategic multi-cloud security project. The primary focus will be on securing Azure environments while providing security governance and oversight across AWS, GCP, Oracle Cloud, and IBM Cloud.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operate and optimize Microsoft Defender for Cloud across Azure subscriptions

  • Drive remediation of security findings, vulnerabilities, and audit observations

  • Improve compliance with CIS Azure Benchmark and Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark (MCSB)

  • Implement and enforce Azure Policy, RBAC, and security guardrails

  • Strengthen security across Entra ID, networking, Key Vault, storage, compute, and container platforms

  • Support onboarding and governance of additional cloud platforms within Defender for Cloud CSPM

  • Collaborate with platform and engineering teams to embed security into IaC and CI/CD pipelines

  • Report on security posture, compliance, and remediation progress

Requirements

  • 7+ years of hands-on cloud security experience

  • Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure Security

  • Advanced experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and CSPM

  • Knowledge of CIS and MCSB frameworks

  • Hands-on experience with Azure Policy, Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault, and network security

  • Experience managing audit findings and supporting compliance activities

  • Working knowledge of AWS, GCP, OCI, or IBM Cloud

  • Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, and KQL

  • Strong stakeholder communication skills