Azure Security Architect

ERM Placement Services; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services is seeking a seasoned Azure Security Architect to lead cloud security across enterprise-scale tenants. You will design, implement, and enforce security controls for onboarding to Azure, maintain cross-tenant policies, and perform security reviews of SaaS/PaaS workloads.

Strong experience with Entra ID, PIM, CA and Defender for Cloud is essential. You will coordinate tagging governance and monitor cost governance for Infosec resources while optimizing cloud spend.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cloud security architecture experience in Azure at enterprise scale.
• Experience enforcing security policies across multiple tenants/subscriptions.
• Proven skills with Entra ID, PIM, CA policies, and security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cloud Security Assessments using Azure platform and provide domain inputs.
• Design and enforce security controls and guardrails for onboarding to Azure.
• Maintain Azure security policies across tenants/subscriptions.
• Conduct cloud security reviews of applications in multi-tenant Azure environments.
• Coordinate resource tagging governance and cost governance across subscriptions.
• Monitor and optimize Infosec cloud spend and governance.
• Administer PIM and architect Conditional Access policies.
• Perform SaaS/PaaS security reviews and compliance monitoring.

Skills

Cloud security architecture

Azure security governance

Entra ID / PIM / CA policies

Azure Sentinel / Defender for Cloud

Cost governance / optimization

Education

BE / BTech / MTech

Tools

Azure security tools

Azure AD / Entra ID

PIM (Privileged Identity Management)

Conditional Access

Azure Sentinel

Logic Apps

Defender for Cloud

CIS Azure Benchmarks

NIST CSF / ISO 27001 controls

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.