Azure Security Architect: Shielding Cloud & Identities

Sasso Consulting (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,250,000; Part time

Job summary

Sasso Consulting (Pty) Ltd seeks an experienced Azure Security Specialist to design, implement and continuously improve security controls across Microsoft Azure environments. The role focuses on protecting cloud infrastructure, applications, identities and data against cyber threats.

The candidate will work on hands-on Azure security technologies, threat protection, monitoring and regulatory compliance, across hybrid and multi-cloud setups.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or diploma in IT, CS, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing or related.
• 3–5 years of cloud security/enterprise IT security experience with Azure.
• Proven experience implementing security controls in Azure and supporting cloud security operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain security controls across Azure environments.
• Configure Defender for Cloud to monitor and strengthen security posture.
• Manage identity security: Entra ID, RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access and PIM.
• Configure NSGs, ASGs, Azure Firewall and network security policies.
• Monitor security events; coordinate incident response with teams.
• Support secure DevOps and CI/CD with security checks.

Skills

Azure security architecture

Threat protection

Cloud security operations

Zero Trust architecture

Incident response coordination

Security monitoring

Education

Diploma or degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity/Cloud Computing

Tools

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Servers

Microsoft Defender for Storage

Microsoft Defender for SQL

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure Security Benchmark

Azure Policy

Azure Monitor

Azure Log Analytics

Azure Resource Manager

Job description

Sasso Consulting (Pty) Ltd seeks an experienced Azure Security Specialist to design, implement and continuously improve security controls across Microsoft Azure environments. The role focuses on protecting cloud infrastructure, applications, identities and data against cyber threats.

The candidate will work on hands-on Azure security technologies, threat protection, monitoring and regulatory compliance, across hybrid and multi-cloud setups.