Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Position Title : Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Azure)

Location : Remote

Position Description :

Our client is looking for Senior Cloud Security Engineer candidates for a remote position. The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will advise on cloud security best practices and configure, review, and consult on Azure security environments for our customers.

This role will focus on the design and development of information security architecture and ensure technology initiatives are implemented within the framework to make our customer's Azure cloud environments more secure.

This role is responsible for securing enterprise information by identifying network and application security requirements, planning, implementing, and testing security controls and procedures.

Responsibilities :

• Own successful implementation of Azure and M365 solutions
• Meet regularly with customers and lead workshops
• Establish strong and lasting relationships with key stakeholders and decision makers in client organizations
• Ensure that a quality solution is delivered on time, within budget, and with high customer satisfaction
• Support internal sales teams to execute comprehensive Azure Cloud security architecture strategies, frameworks and reference models that support business needs and objectives in complex customer environments
• Provide pre-sales support and "thought leadership" for the upcoming opportunities
• Create technical roadmaps, project plans, requirements, designs, and implementation plan in Azure Cloud solutions
• Work closely with enterprise architects to identify and mitigate risks, perform security reviews, design top tier security practices, and deliver strategic, innovative cloud-based security offerings
• Identify appropriate technology / data sources and drive the collection of data necessary to effectively evaluate threats
• Analyze threats and current security controls to identify gaps in current defensive posture
• Develop education and mentoring opportunities for more junior consultants
• Automation of repetitive IT (Information Technology) tasks
• Willingness and ability to achieve and maintain MSFT technical certifications relevant to the role

Required Education :

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university preferred but not required

Preferred Certifications :

Microsoft (MS-500, AZ-500, MS-100)

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) certifications

Desired Skills :

• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience as a Security or Cloud Engineer / Architect in a service-oriented architecture for cloud-based services, or 5 years of secure cloud engineering combined with 5 or more years of traditional data center engineering and architecture
• Solid foundation across the Microsoft 365 technology stack and Azure security offerings with the ability to communicate security and risk-related concepts to key partners
• Experience implementing Enterprise Mobility and Security Suite (EM+S), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Azure Information Protection (AIP) and Intune
• Experience managing and implementing Azure Key Vault, Azure Security Center, Azure Operations Management Service, Log Analytics, and Azure Sentinel
• Experience designing migration of workloads to the cloud including users, endpoints, Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams
• Identity & Access Management (IAM), including B2B and B2C cloud design and implementation
• Extensive knowledge and experience with developing Cloud Security Frameworks using industry best practices such as those from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) CSF (Cyber Security Framework) and regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, HITRUST, and PCI-DSS
• Out of the box thinking and developing solutions to accomplish previously unsolved tasks, while remaining risk and objective focused
• Motivated self-starter who loves to solve challenging problems and feels comfortable working directly with customers and other members of the engineering organization
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, excellent time management skills, and able to effectively prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume, and evolving work environment

About Seneca Resources :

Seneca Resources is a client driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions to government and industry.

Seneca Resources is a leading IT services provider with offices in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas that service clients throughout the United States.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workplace.