Senior Azure Cloud Security Engineer — Sentinel & Zero Trust

Truetandem; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TrueTandem in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to lead federal-focused security modernization initiatives in Azure. You will design, deploy, and sustain cloud security architectures, configure Microsoft Sentinel, and integrate Azure Monitoring while enforcing Zero Trust and GOV requirements.

Ideal candidates hold active TS/SCI with polygraph, 3–5+ years of cloud security experience, and a proven ability to drive incident detection, investigations, and governance across hybrid

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph required.
• 5 years Tier II or 3 years Tier III cloud security/Cyber Ops experience.
• Design, deploy, and sustain enterprise Azure cloud security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and sustain cloud security solutions aligned with CAF, Zero Trust, and TIC 3.0.
• Configure, manage, and optimize Microsoft Sentinel for enterprise security operations.

Skills

Cloud security design

Threat detection

KQL

Security operations

Zero Trust

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure Monitoring

Defender for Cloud

Entra ID

Identity Protection

SOAR workflows

Job description

TrueTandem in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to lead federal-focused security modernization initiatives in Azure. You will design, deploy, and sustain cloud security architectures, configure Microsoft Sentinel, and integrate Azure Monitoring while enforcing Zero Trust and GOV requirements.

Ideal candidates hold active TS/SCI with polygraph, 3–5+ years of cloud security experience, and a proven ability to drive incident detection, investigations, and governance across hybrid