Azure Security Architect

ERM Placement Services; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to lead assessments and implement security controls across Microsoft Azure environments. You will craft and enforce policy across multiple tenants, manage Entra ID, PIM, and CA, and drive security reviews for SaaS applications and cloud workloads.

The role requires hands-on Azure expertise at enterprise scale, strong knowledge of CIS/NIST/ISO controls, and a focus on cost governance and secure onboarding of new platforms.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cloud security architecture experience, 5+ years on Microsoft Azure at enterprise scale.
• Experience enforcing security policy across multiple tenants and large subscription estates.
• Familiar with Entra ID, PIM, CA, Azure Sentinel, and Defender for Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cloud Security Assessments using Agentic AI Platform and provide domain inputs for platform development.
• Design, implement and enforce security controls for onboarding to Azure.
• Design and maintain Azure security policies across tenants and subscriptions.
• Conduct security reviews of SaaS apps and cloud workloads in multi-tenant Azure env.
• Coordinate Azure resource tagging governance across 500+ subscription owners.
• Monitor cost governance for Infosec resources and optimize cloud spend.
• Administer PIM and architect Conditional Access policies across Azure.
• Perform SaaS/PaaS security reviews and compliance monitoring across connected applications and cloud platforms.

Education

BE / BTech / MTech

Tools

Azure AD

PIM

Azure Sentinel

Defender for Cloud

Entra ID

Conditional Access

Logic Apps

CIS Azure Benchmarks

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

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.