Senior Azure Cloud Security Engineer (Zero Trust)

Worldwide Clinical Trials; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to own and mature the Microsoft and Azure security capabilities protecting identity, endpoints, cloud, and network environments. You will work with Security Operations, IAM, and application teams to shape engineering standards and deliver reliable security services.

You will guide Azure security baselines, privileged-access controls, and SIEM improvements while contributing to an overall Zero Trust strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field required.
• Experience with Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA/ZDX) in production environments is required.
• Cloud security concepts, identity management, and Zero Trust principles essential.
• Automation for security ops and policy mgmt via APIs desirable.
• AZ-500 or SC-300 cert; CISSP/CCSP a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage Azure Key Vault access governance, rotation, and recovery.
• Implement Azure privileged-access controls (RBAC, PIM) with IAM Entra ID.
• Enforce Azure security baselines across tenants and workloads.
• Oversee endpoint application-control and PowerShell hardening with teams.
• Develop Microsoft Sentinel detections and automation for high‑risk events.
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code based secure configuration practices.
• Provide technical direction, design reviews, and runbooks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Endpoint security

PowerShell security

Active Directory

Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA/ZDX)

GxP/regulatory experience

AZ-500 or SC-300

CISSP/CCSP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

High school diploma + 7 years exp alternative

Tools

ZIA

ZPA

ZDX

Job description

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to own and mature the Microsoft and Azure security capabilities protecting identity, endpoints, cloud, and network environments. You will work with Security Operations, IAM, and application teams to shape engineering standards and deliver reliable security services.

You will guide Azure security baselines, privileged-access controls, and SIEM improvements while contributing to an overall Zero Trust strategy.