Senior Security Azure Engineer

With Intelligence; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Azure Security Engineer to enhance security solutions across their Azure cloud infrastructure. In this role, you'll implement security measures, ensure compliance with regulations, and work closely with various teams to create secure systems. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Azure security, hold relevant certifications, and possess strong problem-solving skills. Join this energetic team for an exciting opportunity!

Benefits

24 days annual leave rising to 29 days

Enhanced parental leave

Medicash (Health Cash Plans)

Wellness Days

Flexible Fridays

Birthday day off

Employee assistance program

Travel loan scheme

Charity days

Social Events throughout the year

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud security roles, with at least 3 years in Microsoft Azure environments.
• Deep expertise in Azure security and Microsoft Defender suite required.
• Certifications like AZ-500 are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain secure Azure architectures in line with best practices.
• Conduct security assessments and risk analysis to support cloud security policies.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate security into CI/CD and cloud-native applications.

Skills

Azure Security

Microsoft Defender

Incident Response

Risk Analysis

Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or similar

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

PowerShell

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Azure Security Engineer to join our UK-based team. This role will be responsible for implementing and maintaining robust security solutions across our Azure cloud infrastructure. You’ll play a key role in ensuring compliance, hardening environments, and leveraging Microsoft’s security tools to protect our systems and data.

Key Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Implementation

• Implement and maintain secure Azure architectures in line with best practices
• Develop and support cloud security policies and technical standards
• Conduct security assessments, risk analysis, and contribute to security roadmaps
• Collaborate with teams to integrate security into CI/CD and cloud-native applications

Microsoft Security Stack

• Configure and manage Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Endpoint, and Sentinel
• Deploy Microsoft Purview for compliance and information protection
• Manage Microsoft 365 Defender (Office 365, Identity, Endpoint)
• Support Conditional Access, Entra ID, and Identity Governance setups
• Implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and sensitivity labels
• Work with Azure Key Vault and manage encryption and certificate strategies
• Collaborate with our SOC and managed Sentinel provider on incident handling

Compliance & Governance

• Help ensure compliance with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and NIS2
• Support configuration and monitoring in Microsoft Compliance Manager
• Maintain security documentation and assist in audit preparation
• Configure insider risk management, audit, and eDiscovery capabilities
• Track Secure Score and recommend improvements

Incident Response & Monitoring

• Configure monitoring and alerts using Microsoft tools (Sentinel, Defender)
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews
• Contribute to the development of business continuity and disaster recovery plans
• Track KPIs and generate reports using Microsoft compliance and security solutions

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with DevOps, infrastructure, and application teams
• Provide technical security guidance to colleagues
• Communicate technical risks and recommendations to key stakeholders

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or similar
• 5+ years in cloud security roles, with at least 3 years in Microsoft Azure environments
• Experience in enterprise-level cloud environments, preferably in regulated industries

Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in Azure security and Microsoft Defender suite
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Sentinel, Purview, Intune, and Defender for Endpoint
• Strong experience with Entra ID/Active Directory, Conditional Access, and PIM
• Hands-on with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API for security automation
• Familiarity with M365 security, Zero Trust models, and Microsoft Information Protection
• Knowledge of compliance tools and frameworks (e.g. GDPR, ISO 27001, NIS2)
• Experience with Azure Firewall, NSGs, ASGs, and endpoint management

Certifications (Required)

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100) or working toward it
• One or more of: MS-500, SC-400, SC-900

Certifications (Desirable)

• CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or similar

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and technical documentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Ability to work independently and as part of cross-functional teams
• Comfortable presenting findings and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders

• 24 days annual leave rising to 29 days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Medicash (Health Cash Plans)
• Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays (Opportunity to finish early)
• Birthday day off
• Employee assistance program
• Travel loan scheme
• Charity days
• Breakfast provided
• Social Events throughout the year
• Hybrid Working

Our Company:

With Intelligence is based at One London Wall, London EC2Y 5EA. We offer amazing benefits, free breakfast daily and drinks provided all day, every day. We actively encourage social networks that oversee activities from sports, book reading to rock climbing, that you are free to join.

As part of our company, you will enjoy the benefits of an open plan office and working with a social and energetic team. With Intelligence provides exclusive editorial, research, data and events for senior executives within the asset management industry. These include hedge funds, private credit, private equity, real estate and traditional asset management, and our editorial brands are seen as market leaders in providing asset manager sales and IR execs with the actionable information they require to help them raise and retain assets. To maintain and grow our position in the market we need to continue to hire highly motivated, thoughtful and to ensure our subscribers are getting the exclusive intelligence they need first, and most comprehensively, through our range of services. If you are interested so far in what you have read, please apply, we look forward to hearing from you.

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