Azure Cloud Security Technical Lead
- Siri Info Solutions
21 Hours Ago
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Chicago-IL
8-10 Years
Required Skills: Azure AD, Azure AD B2B,
Job Description
Job Title: Azure Cloud Security Technical Lead
Location: Chicago IL
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Cloud Security Technical Lead with expertise in Cloud security products, authentication, authorization, in Workforce Identity and Access Management (IAM). As a key member of our IAM Security Engineering team, you will play a vital role in ensuring the secure and compliant implementation of various solutions in the Cloud focused on Identity and Access Management domain.
Responsibilities
1. Design hybrid Workforce security solutions to ensure secure and efficient authentication and authorization processes aligned with industry best practices
2. Guides the architectural development, specification, and communication of security solutions on cloud. Also, review and provide security solutions to applications or infrastructure teams used by multiple business teams
3. Provides extensive, in-depth security technical consultation to partners and IT Management to develop plans and directions to assure cloud adoption
4. Acts as cybersecurity expert for cloud migration projects/programs. Leads cloud security initiatives with deeper focus on IAM
5. Thoroughly understands decision process issues of technology choice, such as design, data security, client-server communication, cloud architectures, cloud-native services, cloud security
6. Good understanding of cloud infrastructure entitlement management solutions
7. Design target architectures considering security controls, audit requirements. Evaluates and selects from existing and emerging technologies those options best fitting business/project needs
8. Promotes sharing of expertise through consulting, presentations, and documentation
9. Experienced functional expert with technical and/or business knowledge and functional expertise
10. Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous projects
11. Displays a balanced functional perspective, liaising with the business to help improve efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity
12. Strategically developing, implementing, and administering programs within functional areas
13. Provides guidance to team members, fostering an environment that encourages employee participation, teamwork, and communication
Requirements
1. In-depth knowledge of Azure security
2. Expertise in different Azure services, subscription, management groups
3. Design, implement Azure security solutions to ensure secure and efficient authentication and authorization processes aligned with industry best practices
4. Drive the onboarding of applications, application registration, enterprise application setup, and role-based access management (RBAC)
5. Experience in architecting custom solutions using Java frameworks on Azure is a must
6. Lead the implementation of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO) for enhanced security
7. Proven experience on Azure security such as RBAC, permissions, actions, identities, roles, privileged access management
8. In-depth knowledge of Azure AD, Azure AD B2B, related authentication/authorization components and security protocols including SAML, OAuth, and OpenID
9. Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Azure CLI)
10. Experience in architecting custom solutions using Java frameworks on Azure is a must
11. Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting authentication protocols, including OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SAML for secure authentication and authorization
12. Good understanding of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management solutions / Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
13. Configure and manage conditional access policies to control access based on specific conditions, locations, and device compliance
14. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support and troubleshoot IAM-related issues, ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, and scalable
15. Understand and implement security best practices for Azure products, services, and solutions
16. Hands-on experience related to DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline, automation, and vulnerability scanning tools, Terraform, Kubernetes, bash scripting, Azure CLI
17. Experience as full stack application development on technologies like Java, React, JavaScript, SQL, and Oracle databases
18. Use Azure Sentinel for monitoring, creating alerts, and developing automation scripts for incident response
19. Provide production support, responding to and resolving security incidents in a timely manner
20. Establish and maintain identity governance frameworks, including privileged identity management (PIM) for elevated access
21. Stay informed of Azure updates, security threats, and industry best practices to enhance security posture
22. Collaborate with DevOps and development teams, demonstrating a basic understanding of tools and requirements
Qualifications
1. Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline and experience in information security, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
2. Deep knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture, usually having experience with multiple system technologies
3. Excellent consultative and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with client, partner, and IT management and staff
4. Five years of experience in the information security role. Three years of experience with cloud and/or technologies
5. Cloud security certification preferred
6. Strong collaboration skills and analytical ability
7. Certifications on Azure, AWS security will be preferred
8. Excellent understanding of cloud security principles
9. Ability to work in a dynamic environment and adapt to evolving security challenges
10. Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with cross-functional teams
11. Commitment to maintaining a secure, compliant, and scalable IAM solution
