Cloud Security Architect
SysMind
- Detroit, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Ability to mentor Engineering and Operations staff
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Cloud Platforms features, functionalities and best use
- Experience in managing Azure security policies and initiatives in Azure
- Comprehensive understanding of networking, cloud computing, and enterprise infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure Cloud Services including Defender for Cloud, Azure security tools/platforms such as Azure Entra ID, Sentinel, Key Vault etc.
- 5+ years managing security policies and initiatives in Azure.
- Working knowledge of Zero Trust, threat management, SOC monitoring (SIEM / SOAR), and Extended Detection & Response (XDR) + SIEM, Cloud Security, Identity, RBAC, and ServiceNow.
- Working knowledge of current NIST 800-53 for Azure, PCI, GDPR and Azure CIS Benchmark compliance
- Relevant certifications such as CCSP, CISSP, CISM or Azure security certifications are highly desirable.
- Single point of contact for all Azure Cloud Security issues.
- Function as a trusted advisor (and facilitator) to customer and team
- Develops standards, policies and procedures best practices documentation
- Translate security and technical requirements into business requirements, and communicate security risks to different audiences ranging from business leaders to engineers
- Collaborates with stakeholders, recognizes challenges, and offers solutions
- Collaborate and Guide team members to design and develop end-to-end processes aligning with the defined architecture
- Implementation of necessary security controls aligned with M365 E5 and Microsoft Azure Security workloads while ensuring operational health
- Conduct architecture reviews and security impact assessments
- Gathers customer insights (e.g., feedback around technical preferences, environments, business needs) and leverages these insights and existing plans to map solutions with customer business outcomes
- Optimizing operational procedures for improved security response
- Optimize Azure Cloud Security configurations
- Drive Overall governance for misconfigurations remediation with cloud teams
- Create remedial strategy for overall Cloud Security Posture Management
- Interface with internal and external auditors for gathering cloud security logs/evidences
- Identify risks and work with client and engineering team to build a risk mitigation plan
- Empowering Development and Operations team to operate within a control framework