Senior Cloud Identity & Zero Trust Security Engineer

Trimont LLC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Trimont LLC seeks a Senior Security Engineer to design, implement, and continuously improve security across the enterprise. You will specialize in identity security, cloud security, infrastructure hardening, and security governance.

You will partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Networking, DevOps, and App Engineering teams to deploy practical security solutions that enable business objectives. This role serves as a senior technical SME for compliance, engineering, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 7+ years of cybersecurity, infrastructure security, or security engineering experience.
• 7+ years of experience securing Microsoft enterprise environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid identity solutions.
• Experience implementing MFA, Conditional Access Policy, and identity governance controls.
• Experience securing Azure cloud environments.
• Experience with infrastructure hardening, vulnerability management, and security operations.
• Security Risk Assessment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Financial services or other regulated industry experience preferred.
• Zero Trust implementation experience preferred.
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
• Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300)
• Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve security capabilities across the enterprise.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Networking, DevOps, and Application Engineering teams to implement practical security solutions.
• Serve as a senior technical resource and SME for security compliance, engineering, and operational security initiatives.
• Secure and manage Microsoft Entra ID, authentication, and identity governance solutions.
• Implement Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, and PAM controls to protect enterprise access.
• Conduct access reviews, identity risk assessments, and support Zero Trust initiatives.
• Secure and harden hybrid Active Directory, Windows Server, and endpoint environments.
• Protect privileged accounts, domain controllers, and enterprise infrastructure.
• Identify vulnerabilities and lead remediation and system-hardening efforts.
• Design and implement security controls across Microsoft Azure environments.
• Secure cloud identities, workloads, networks, storage, and platform services.
• Assess security risks, support cloud initiatives, and respond to security incidents.
• Develop security standards, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Support regulatory compliance, audits, and security framework adoption.
• Provide security guidance and risk-based recommendations to technology and business leaders.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Security engineering

Infrastructure security

Communication skills

Regulated industry experience

Zero Trust

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity / IT / CS / IS

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

Hybrid identity

Azure

MFA

Conditional Access

Job description

Trimont LLC seeks a Senior Security Engineer to design, implement, and continuously improve security across the enterprise. You will specialize in identity security, cloud security, infrastructure hardening, and security governance.

You will partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Networking, DevOps, and App Engineering teams to deploy practical security solutions that enable business objectives. This role serves as a senior technical SME for compliance, engineering, and operations.