Azure Security Architect

ERM Placement Services; Lucknow; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services is seeking an experienced Azure Security Engineer to lead cloud security assessments and implement security controls for onboarding new applications on Azure. The role requires managing Azure policy enforcement across multiple tenants and configuring Entra ID, PIM, and Conditional Access across the Azure environment.

The candidate should have 5+ years of hands-on Azure security experience in enterprise settings, with CIS benchmarks, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001 controls

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/MTech degree required.
• Certifications: AZ-500, AZ-104, CISSP or equivalent cloud security certs.
• At least 5 years of hands-on Azure security experience at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cloud Security Assessments using the Agentic AI Platform.
• Design and enforce security controls and guardrails for Azure onboarding.
• Maintain Azure security policies across tenants and subscriptions.
• Conduct cloud security reviews of apps hosted in multi-tenant Azure environments.
• Coordinate tagging governance across 500+ subscription owners.
• Monitor and optimize Infosec cloud spend and cost governance.
• Administer PIM and architect Conditional Access policies.

Skills

Azure security architecture

Cloud security governance

Security policy enforcement

Entra ID (Okta alternative)

Education

BE/BTech/MTech

Tools

AZ-500

AZ-104

CISSP

Azure Sentinel

PIM

Conditional Access

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.