Azure Security Architect

ERM Placement Services; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services seeks an experienced Cloud Security Architect to lead Azure security initiatives across large multi-tenant environments. You will design and enforce security controls, manage PIM and CA policies, and drive governance across hundreds of subscriptions while aligning with CIS/NIST/ISO standards.

The role requires 5+ years on Microsoft Azure at enterprise scale, hands-on experience with Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and Azure Sentinel, and a strong background in cloud security

Qualifications

• BE / BTech / MTech degree required.
• Azure security certifications (AZ-500, AZ-104) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on enterprise Azure security experience.
• Experience enforcing Azure security policy across multiple tenants and large-scale subscriptions.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cloud Security Assessments using the Agentic AI Platform and provide security inputs for platform development.
• Design, implement, and enforce security controls and guardrails for Azure onboarding.
• 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 many subscription owners.
• Monitor and optimize Infosec cloud spend and cost governance.
• Administer Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and architect Conditional Access policies.
• Perform SaaS/PaaS security reviews and compliance monitoring across connected applications.

Skills

Azure security

Entra ID

PIM

Conditional Access

Azure Sentinel

Logic Apps

Defender for Cloud

CIS Benchmarks

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

Cloud governance

Education

BE/BTech/MTech

Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-500, AZ-104)

CISSP

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.