Cloud security engineer

Codincity Digital Technologies; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Codincity Digital Technologies seeks an Azure Security Engineer to safeguard our cloud infrastructure. You will implement robust security measures, monitor events, and respond to incidents to protect our organization from cyber threats.

The role requires 4+ years of hands-on Azure security experience, proficiency in Azure policies, Defender suites, and cloud security operations, with collaboration across IT and DevOps teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years hands-on Azure cloud security experience in a production environment.
• Experience designing, executing and supporting IT cloud solutions at enterprise level.
• Strong understanding of security operations and risk, and ability to deploy controls for workloads on Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security solutions for enterprise cloud workloads on Azure.
• Manage Azure Policy, Defender suites, and RBAC to enforce security standards.
• Monitor security events with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics, perform threat detection.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and respond to incidents with established playbooks.
• Automate security operations using PowerShell and Azure CLI.
• Collaborate with IT and DevOps to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and IaC.
• Stay updated on security trends and align with Enterprise Architecture.

Skills

Azure Policy

Defender for Cloud

Defender for Endpoint

Defender for Identity

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Kusto Query Language

PowerShell

Azure CLI

ARM templates

DevOps / IaC

RBAC management

Incident response

Threat hunting

Networking security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Electronics or Telecommunications

Azure Security Engineer Certification

Azure Solution Architect Certification

Tools

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Kusto (KQL)

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Defender for Endpoint

Defender for Identity

Azure CLI

ARM templates

Job description

The Azure Security Engineer is responsible for safeguarding our cloud infrastructure and ensuring the security of our Azure environment. This role focuses on implementing robust security measures, monitoring security events, and responding to incidents to protect our organization from cyber threats.

Exp: 5+yrs

Responsibility

Design and implement security solutions for enterprise systems and applications based on ManpowerGroups security Standards for public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services

Expert in Azure Policy & Azure Secure Score and ensure this is managed within defined organizational security standards.

Expert in managing Active Directory Group Policies (hardening), Azure Active Directory, implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA), and configuring role-based access control (RBAC)

Expertise in utilizing Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Endpoint, and Defender for Identity to provide comprehensive threat protection

Expertise in continuous security monitoring, log analysis, and threat detection using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Kusto Query Language (KQL)

Conduct security assessments and vulnerability analysis to identify and mitigate potential security risks, including Azure Security Center and third-party solutions

Understanding of data protection mechanisms, including encryption, key management, and data loss prevention (DLP) in Azure.

Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM templates to streamline security operations.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security measures are integrated into all aspects of the organization.

Provide guidance and support to other teams on security best practices and procedures.

Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of issues, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to service owners

Stay up to date with the latest security trends and technologies to ensure the organization is protected against emerging threats.

Strong skills in incident response, including root cause analysis, threat hunting, and automated response actions.

Maintain a library of deployable and documented cloud design patterns, based on the application portfolio, as a basis for deploying services to the cloud

Experience with integrating security practices into DevOps workflows, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (IaC)

Work closely with IT security to monitor the company's cloud privacy.

Work closely with the Enterprise Architecture organization in aligning the engineering execution roadmap.

Manage and engage closely with architecture, technical lead and engineering partners from various vendor and partner organization.

Experience

4+ years of hands-on experience in Azure cloud security services and features to provide a secure production environment

Must have 4+ years' experience in designing, executing and supporting IT cloud solutions at Enterprise level

Good understanding of security operations and risk

Ability of define and deploy Security controls for workloads on Azure

Excellent knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current computing trends.

Knowledge of security assessments and vulnerability testing.

Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Ability to stay up-to-date with the latest security trends and technologies.

Strong understanding of network architecture and application development methodologies

Experience in communicating with end users, technical & business teams to collect requirements, describe product features, and technical designs.

Education

Should have a bachelors degree in computer science,information technology, electronics, or telecommunications.

Good to have Azure Security Engineer Certification and or Azure Solution Architect Certification or equivalent.