Azure Security Architect

ERM Placement Services; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services is seeking an experienced Azure Security Engineer to lead cloud security initiatives across large-scale Azure environments. The role focuses on enforcing security controls, policy governance, and secure onboarding of new applications and platforms.

You will oversee Entra ID, PIM, CA, and Azure Sentinel operations, while aligning with CIS, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001 standards. Strong Azure expertise and enterprise-scale experience are required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in cloud security architecture with at least 5 years on Microsoft Azure at enterprise scale.
• Experience managing Azure security policy enforcement across multiple tenants and large-scale subscriptions.
• Hands-on experience with Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, Azure Sentinel, Logic Apps, and Defender for Cloud.
• Understanding of CIS Azure Benchmarks, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001 controls.
• Experience reviewing SaaS apps and cloud-native workloads in multi-tenant Azure environments.
• Experience with Agentic AI platforms or contributing security inputs to AI-driven tooling is a plus.
• Preferred: Azure cost governance, tagging strategy, and Infosec spend optimization at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cloud Security Assessments using the Agentic AI Platform and provide domain inputs for platform development.
• Design and enforce security controls and guardrails for onboarding to Azure.
• Design and maintain Azure security policies across tenants and subscriptions
• Conduct cloud security reviews of JPL applications hosted in independent tenants.
• Coordinate Azure resource tagging governance across 500+ subscription owners.
• Monitor and optimize cloud security spend for Infosec resources.
• Administer Privileged Identity Management and architect Conditional Access policies across Azure.
• Perform SaaS/PaaS security reviews and compliance monitoring across connected apps and clouds.

Skills

Azure security architecture

PIM & CA

Azure governance

Security reviews

Cost governance

Education

BE / BTech / MTech

Tools

Entra ID

Azure Sentinel

Logic Apps

Defender for Cloud

Azure AD

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.