Hybrid Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Azure & Zero Trust

Novalink Solutions; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Novalink Solutions seeks a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to lead secure cloud design, deployment, and governance for the Virginia-based environment. The role emphasizes SEC530 alignment, Zero Trust, and risk-based security in production.

The candidate will advance cloud security architecture, IAM, network security, monitoring, and incident response while collaborating with Cloud, Network, and Security Operations teams in a hybrid Richmond setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise cloud security experience.
• Hands-on Azure migration and security controls (SEC530).
• Strong risk-based cloud security engineering and architecture.
• Ability to lead security initiatives across multiple teams.
• Experience with SIEM, log analytics, and threat detection.

Responsibilities

• Identify cloud security vulnerabilities and track remediation.
• Lead complex cloud security initiatives and design secure cloud architecture.
• Implement security gates in deployment pipelines.
• Explain complex security risks to non-technical stakeholders.
• Monitor security events and coordinate incident response with SOC.
• Review NSG rules and enforce security standards.

Skills

Cloud security

Azure cloud

Security operations

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Network security

SOC collaboration

Threat intelligence

Tools

Nessus

Tenable

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

CNAPP

Azure Monitor

Azure Firewall

Azure WAF

Job description

Novalink Solutions seeks a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to lead secure cloud design, deployment, and governance for the Virginia-based environment. The role emphasizes SEC530 alignment, Zero Trust, and risk-based security in production.

The candidate will advance cloud security architecture, IAM, network security, monitoring, and incident response while collaborating with Cloud, Network, and Security Operations teams in a hybrid Richmond setting.