Senior Cybersecurity Risk Architect – M&A & Cloud

Valiant Technologies LLC; Aurora (IL); Remote; USD 103,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC seeks an experienced cybersecurity leader to drive risk assessments and due diligence for acquisitions, with deep expertise in Azure, Microsoft 365, and Entra ID. The role focuses on identifying material risks, guiding remediation, and ensuring secure integration of acquired entities.

The candidate will evaluate vulnerability programs, IAM, and enterprise security controls, and translate findings into actionable executive guidance for risk reduction and compliance across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience including M&A security or security architecture.
• Deep knowledge of Azure Security, Microsoft 365 Security, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Strong experience with vulnerability management, EDR/MDR, SIEM, IAM/PAM, and network/endpoint security.
• Working knowledge of NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, CMMC, FedRAMP, and GCC High environments.
• Ability to translate technical findings into business risk and executive guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity risk assessments and due diligence for acquisitions and integrations.
• Assess Azure and Microsoft 365 security architecture, configurations, and identities.
• Evaluate Microsoft Entra ID including MFA, CA, privileged identities, and identity governance.
• Assess vulnerability management, endpoint, network, cloud, and enterprise security controls.
• Evaluate compliance against NIST, CMMC, FedRAMP, and GCC High standards.
• Identify gaps, quantify risks, and develop remediation roadmaps with owners and timelines.
• Support post-acquisition security integration to align with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, IAM, and compliance teams to close gaps.

Skills

Azure Security

Microsoft Entra ID

Defender

Vulnerability management

SIEM

EDR/MDR

IAM/PAM

NIST CSF

FedRAMP GCC High

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Entra ID

Defender for Endpoint

EDR

MDR

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC seeks an experienced cybersecurity leader to drive risk assessments and due diligence for acquisitions, with deep expertise in Azure, Microsoft 365, and Entra ID. The role focuses on identifying material risks, guiding remediation, and ensuring secure integration of acquired entities.

The candidate will evaluate vulnerability programs, IAM, and enterprise security controls, and translate findings into actionable executive guidance for risk reduction and compliance across