Defensive Cybersecurity Controls Lead | IAM & Cloud

Jobtailor; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced cybersecurity leader in Houston to oversee identity and access management, cloud controls, and vulnerability management across IT/OT environments. The role governs Entra, Microsoft Defender, and related IAM services, while ensuring regulatory compliance and incident support.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in Infrastructure Security, 5+ years in cloud security, and 5+ years in IAM controls, with strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of Infrastructure Security experience.
• 5+ years of cloud cybersecurity controls management.
• 5+ years of IAM controls management.
• Knowledge of modern vulnerability, cloud, and infrastructure security tools.

Responsibilities

• Provides governance and oversight for cybersecurity controls.
• Manages cybersecurity controls, platforms, tooling, and MSP oversight.
• Governs IAM platforms such as Entra and Microsoft Defender.
• Overses identity lifecycle services and MSP-delivered capabilities.
• Escalates IAM operational issues as focal point.
• Ensures compliance with identity/access policies and external regs.
• Oversees access governance, PAM, MFA, SoD, and audits.
• Supports incident response and logging requests.
• Defines cybersecurity processes for IT/OT asset inventories.

Skills

Infrastructure Security

Vulnerability Management

Cloud Security

IAM Controls

Data Protection

IT/OT Security

Policy & Procedures

Strong Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

Tools

Entra

Microsoft Defender

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced cybersecurity leader in Houston to oversee identity and access management, cloud controls, and vulnerability management across IT/OT environments. The role governs Entra, Microsoft Defender, and related IAM services, while ensuring regulatory compliance and incident support.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in Infrastructure Security, 5+ years in cloud security, and 5+ years in IAM controls, with strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration