Azure Cloud Security and Databricks Consultant

Eliassen Group; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

The Eliassen Group is seeking a security-focused Azure and Databricks specialist to support cloud migration and hardening activities. This remote role prefers candidates located in King of Prussia, PA or Milwaukee, WI and requires US citizenship or legal residency.

You will drive architecture reviews, remediation of vulnerabilities, and governance for Azure Databricks, collaborating across legacy and target environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Azure security architecture experience across identity, network, compute, and data services.
• Proven remediation leadership for critical and high vulnerabilities from baseline and pentest outputs.
• Proficiency with Azure AD and Infrastructure as Code security scanning and governance.
• Experience deploying and operating CSPM solutions, preferably CrowdStrike CSPM.
• Background in SaaS and data security, including tools such as Cyera or equivalents.
• Azure Databricks security, networking, and IAM governance experience, including Unity Catalog.
• Knowledge of TLS inspection exceptions, risk documentation, and approvals workflows.
• Familiarity with GSOC or SIEM log ingestion and retention practices.
• Understanding of Azure Firewall egress patterns and private endpoint architectures.

Responsibilities

• Finalize Azure architecture security reviews and coordinate remediation of vulnerabilities across Azure, on-premises datacenters, and AD surfaces.
• Perform static security scans on IaC repositories and track remediation.
• Coordinate remediation of findings from Azure pentesting and verify closure.
• Implement CSPM and execute posture testing with retesting after remediation.
• Integrate security controls for the Azure Jump Domain and validate protection coverage.
• Scan data repositories using Cyera and coordinate data migration security.
• Lead Azure Databricks security and governance, including Unity Catalog and risk documentation.
• Validate private-by-design patterns for Databricks, including private endpoints and DNS.
• Coordinate logging ingestion and retention policies for GSOC.
• Oversee IAM governance for Databricks workspaces and managed identities.
• Ensure centralized egress routing via Azure Firewall for external integrations.

Skills

Azure security architecture

Vulnerability remediation

IaC security scanning

Cloud security governance

Cross-team coordination

Tools

CrowdStrike CSPM

Cyera

Azure Firewall

Unity Catalog

Job description

Description:

Remote but King of Prussia, PA or Milwaukee, WI preferred

Our client seeks a security-focused Azure and Databricks specialist to support cloud migration and hardening activities associated with a transition services agreement. The consultant will drive architecture reviews, vulnerability remediation, IaC security scanning, CSPM rollout, SaaS data protection, and governance for Azure Databricks. The role requires coordination across legacy and target environments, rigorous documentation, and validation of compensating controls. Candidates must be a US Citizen or Legal Resident of the United States.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $90.00 to $100.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Finalize Azure architecture security reviews and coordinate remediation of critical and high vulnerabilities across Azure, on-premises datacenters, and Active Directory surfaces transitioning to Veolia.
• Perform static security scans on Azure AD Infrastructure as Code repositories and track remediation.
• Coordinate remediation of critical and high findings from Azure penetration testing and verify closure.
• Implement CrowdStrike CSPM, execute posture testing, remediate critical findings, and perform retesting post-remediation.
• Integrate Falcon Shield for the Azure Jump Domain and validate protection coverage.
• Scan data repositories using Cyera, coordinate data volume tier expansions for migration pipelines, and remediate exposure findings.
• Lead Azure Databricks security and governance, including TLS inspection exception approval with documented risk, compensating controls, and ServiceNow sign‑off.
• Validate private‑by‑design patterns for Databricks, including VNet injection, Secure Cluster Connectivity without public IPs, private endpoints, and private DNS.
• Coordinate GSOC logging ingestion and retention policies, including interim blob storage retention prior to full GSOC integration.
• Oversee Entra ID and IAM access governance for Databricks workspaces, Unity Catalog, service principals, and managed identities.
• Ensure centralized egress routing via Azure Firewall for approved external integrations.

Experience Requirements:

• Hands-on Azure security architecture experience across identity, network, compute, and data services.
• Demonstrated remediation leadership for critical and high vulnerabilities from baseline and pentest outputs.
• Proficiency with Azure AD and Infrastructure as Code security scanning and governance.
• Experience deploying and operating CSPM solutions, preferably CrowdStrike CSPM.
• Background in SaaS and data security, including tools such as Cyera or equivalents.
• Azure Databricks security, networking, and IAM governance experience, including Unity Catalog.
• Knowledge of TLS inspection exceptions, risk documentation, and approvals workflows.
• Familiarity with GSOC or SIEM log ingestion and retention practices.
• Understanding of Azure Firewall egress patterns and private endpoint architectures.