Senior Security Architect — Microsoft Cloud Security

8207 Avanade Australia Pty Ltd Company; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 113,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Security Architect (Manager level) based in Auckland to provide security architecture leadership across Microsoft platform programmes. You will define and govern security design across Dynamics 365, Azure, Power Platform and M365, ensuring client solutions are secure, compliant and resilient.

You will lead architecture across enterprise Microsoft technology programmes, engage with executives, mentor junior consultants, and support pre-sales with security

Qualifications

• 8+ years of information security experience with architecture focus.
• Expert in Microsoft Azure security services and cloud risk.
• Experience in consulting or professional services environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture design across enterprise Microsoft technology programmes (Dynamics 365, Azure, Power Platform).
• Define security requirements, threat models and risk assessments for complex solution environments.
• Design end-to-end security architectures including IAM, network security, data protection and compliance controls.
• Advise clients on security standards, frameworks and regulatory compliance for NZ and region.

Skills

Azure security

M365 security

Threat modelling

Regulatory compliance

Security architecture

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure AD/Entra ID

Azure Firewall

Purview

Job description

Avanade Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Security Architect (Manager level) based in Auckland to provide security architecture leadership across Microsoft platform programmes. You will define and govern security design across Dynamics 365, Azure, Power Platform and M365, ensuring client solutions are secure, compliant and resilient.

You will lead architecture across enterprise Microsoft technology programmes, engage with executives, mentor junior consultants, and support pre-sales with security