Azure Security Architect

ERM Placement Services; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services seeks a skilled Cloud Security Architect with deep Azure expertise to lead security assessments, design and enforce cloud controls, and maintain policy governance across multi-tenant Azure environments. You will optimize security spending, manage PIM and Conditional Access, and drive SaaS/PaaS security reviews across connected apps.

The role requires hands-on Azure security architecture experience at enterprise scale, and certifications such as AZ-500, AZ-104, or CISSP.

Qualifications

• BE / BTech / MTech in a relevant field.
• Certifications: AZ-500, AZ-104, CISSP or equivalent cloud security certifications.
• Minimum 5 years hands-on Azure cloud security architecture experience at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cloud Security Assessments using the Agentic AI Platform and provide CloudSec inputs for platform development.
• Design, implement, and enforce security controls and guardrails for onboarding to Azure.
• Design and maintain Azure security policies across tenants and subscriptions.
• Conduct cloud security reviews of applications hosted in multi-tenant Azure environments.
• Coordinate Azure resource tagging governance across subscriptions.
• Monitor Azure cost governance for Infosec resources and optimize cloud spend.
• Administer PIM and architect Conditional Access policies across Azure environment.
• Perform SaaS/PaaS security reviews and compliance monitoring across connected applications and cloud platforms.

Skills

Azure Security

Azure Policy

PIM

Conditional Access

Entra ID

Azure Sentinel

Defender for Cloud

Cost governance

Tagging governance

Education

BE/BTech/MTech

Tools

Azure

Azure Sentinel

Logic Apps

Defender for Cloud

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Cloud Security Assessments using the Agentic AI Platform and provide CloudSec domain inputs for development and augmentation of the platform.
• Design, implement, and enforce security controls & guardrails for new application and platform onboarding to Azure.
• Design and maintain Azure security policies across tenants and subscriptions
• Conduct cloud security reviews of JPL applications hosted in independent tenants, including Omni AI and CloudStaff
• Coordinate Azure resource tag correction across 500+ subscription owners and maintain tagging governance
• Monitor Azure cost governance for Infosec resources and optimize cloud security spend
• Administer PIM (Privileged Identity Management) and architect Conditional Access policies across the Azure environment.
• Perform SaaS/PaaS security reviews and compliance monitoring across all connected applications and cloud platforms.

Qualification and Work Experience

Qualification: BE / BTech / MTech

Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500), Azure Administrator (AZ-104), CISSP, or equivalent cloud security certifications.(Preferred*)

Work experience: Hands-on experience in cloud security architecture, with at least 5 years specifically on Microsoft Azure at enterprise scale.

• Proven experience managing Azure security policy enforcement across multiple tenants and large-scale subscription environments.
• Hands-on experience with Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, Azure Sentinel, Logic Apps, and Defender for Cloud.
• Solid understanding of cloud security architecture frameworks, including CIS Azure Benchmarks, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001 controls.
• Experience conducting security reviews of SaaS applications and cloud-native workloads in multi-tenant Azure environments.
• Experience with Agentic AI platforms or contributing security domain inputs to AI-driven security tooling is a strong advantage.
• Preferred: Experience in Azure cost governance, resource tagging strategy, and Infosec spend optimisation at scale.