1872 Consulting · 4 months ago
Azure Security Engineer – Azure Focus
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years exp1872 Consulting is seeking an Azure Security Engineer who will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting security initiatives within their Azure ecosystem. The role involves driving incident response activities, collaborating with the GRC team for audits, and ensuring best practices in security management.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyRecruitingService IndustryTraining
Responsibilities
Design, configure, and maintain secure Microsoft Azure environments aligned with industry best practices and Firm policies
Drive DevSecOps best practices within an Azure environment
Build and maintain secure DevSecOps pipelines, ensuring that only reviewed, tested, and approved code is promoted to production
Drive IAM best practices within an Azure environment
Implement and manage cloud security controls, including identity and access management, network segmentation, encryption, and security monitoring
Protect sensitive data stored or processed in the cloud through encryption, access controls, and secure key management
Develop, enforce, and maintain secure API management processes, including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, and auditing
Integrate automated security testing and vulnerability scanning into Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) workflows
Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure engineers, and security teams to ensure secure design and deployment practices
Create and maintain documentation, standards, and procedures for cloud security configurations, incident handling, and code promotion processes
Monitor and respond to security alerts from cloud-native tools and third-party monitoring solutions
Participate in risk assessments, audits, and compliance efforts related to cloud security (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA)
Stay current with emerging cloud security threats, vulnerabilities, and evolving best practices, especially within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience with Cloud Security Engineering
Must have strong Azure Security Engineering specifically including Azure Security Center, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Azure AD, Application Gateway, API Management
Experience designing and managing secure DevSecOps pipelines using Azure DevOps
Must have strong IAM experience
Must have strong encryption experience
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree, ideally in Computer Science or an IT/Security related field
Cloud/Security certifications (ideally Azure) such as Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ 500, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CISSP, CCSP, Security+)
Non-cloud security certifications such as a CISSP is still great to have
Network security experience
Multi-cloud security experience with AWS and/or GCP (with Azure)
Experience working in heavily regulated industries
Global experience
Company
1872 Consulting
1872 Consulting is a recruitment and IT consulting company.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase