Azure Security Architect

ERM Placement Services; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services in India is seeking a Senior Azure Security Engineer to lead cloud security across multiple tenants and design guardrails for secure onboarding to Azure. You will implement policies, oversee Entra ID, PIM, CA, and Defender for Cloud, and review SaaS/paaS workloads while aligning with CIS, NIST, and ISO controls.

You will also drive cost governance, tagging strategy, and Infosec spend optimization at scale, requiring 5+ years of enterprise Azure experience.

Qualifications

• BE / BTech / MTech degree required.
• Certifications: AZ-500, AZ-104, CISSP or equivalent cloud security certifications preferred.
• Hands-on cloud security architecture experience in Microsoft Azure at enterprise scale (5+ years).
• Experience managing Azure security policy enforcement across multiple tenants and large-scale subscriptions.
• Proficient with Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, Azure Sentinel, Logic Apps, Defender for Cloud.
• Knowledge of CIS Azure Benchmarks, NIST CSF, ISO 27001 controls.
• Experience reviewing SaaS/cloud-native workloads in multi-tenant Azure environments.
• Bonus: Azure cost governance, tagging strategy, Infosec spend optimization at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud security assessments using Azure AI platform inputs.
• Design and enforce security controls and guardrails for new app onboarding to Azure.
• Develop and maintain Azure security policies across tenants and subscriptions.
• Conduct cloud security reviews of SaaS/PaaS apps and cloud workloads.
• Coordinate tagging governance across 500+ subscription owners.
• Monitor and optimize Infosec cloud spend and cost governance.
• Administer PIM and architect Conditional Access policies across Azure.
• Perform security reviews and compliance monitoring across connected cloud platforms.

Skills

Azure security

Entra ID

PIM

Conditional Access

Azure Sentinel

Logic Apps

Defender for Cloud

CIS benchmarks

NIST CSF

ISO 27001 controls

Education

BE/BTech/MTech

Tools

Azure Security Center/Defender for Cloud

Azure Policy

PIM

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.