Azure Security Architect (Remote) – Enterprise Risk & Security

BuzzClan LLC; Iola (KS); Remote; USD 165,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartRecruiters, Inc. seeks an Azure Security Architect to lead security architecture across cloud environments, ERP/GL security, and finance-system modernization. Remote-friendly with periodic governance meetings in Kansas, USA.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise architecture, 5+ years in Azure design/governance, and expertise in Zero Trust, RBAC/PIM, Sentinel, and data protection. Coordinate with auditors, risk teams, and executives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise architecture and cloud experience.
• 5+ years designing and governing Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong cybersecurity architecture background, including Zero Trust and cloud security.
• Experience with large transformation programs, ERP/GL implementations, or finance system modernization.
• Experience reviewing security architecture across SaaS, cloud, integration, data platform, and enterprise identity environments
• Ability to translate technical security risks into business-relevant recommendations for program leaders and executives
• Deep knowledge of RBAC and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Data Protection and Security Monitoring
• Experience working with auditors, risk teams, and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Review and challenge solution architectures, designs, and implementation plans.
• Assess solutions for security, resiliency, governance, and operational readiness.
• Evaluate identity, access management, networking, data protection, logging, monitoring, and third-party integrations.
• Conduct architecture and security reviews at key project milestones.
• Identify risks, control gaps, and remediation recommendations.
• Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements related to finance systems.
• Assess ERP/GL, subledger, FP&A, reporting, data platform, integration, and identity/access designs for security and control implications
• Maintain security risks, decisions, assumptions, and control gaps in alignment with program RAID, decision log, and governance processes
• Partner with Finance, Infrastructure, Governance, Compliance, Project Management, and external vendors.
• Provide executive-level summaries, risk assessments, and recommendations.

Skills

Azure

Security Architecture

Zero Trust

RBAC / PIM

Microsoft Sentinel

Data Protection

Audits & Compliance

ERP Security

Cloud Governance

Executive Communication

Education

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert

CISSP

CCSP

TOGAF

Tools

Azure Policy

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Job description

SmartRecruiters, Inc. seeks an Azure Security Architect to lead security architecture across cloud environments, ERP/GL security, and finance-system modernization. Remote-friendly with periodic governance meetings in Kansas, USA.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise architecture, 5+ years in Azure design/governance, and expertise in Zero Trust, RBAC/PIM, Sentinel, and data protection. Coordinate with auditors, risk teams, and executives.