Azure Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect

job summary:
Azure Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect

location: Telecommute
job type: Contract to Perm
salary: $70 - 80 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: No Degree Required

responsibilities:
Candidate is responsible for working with Cloud Security Architecture while implementing technology initiatives to secure our key government client's cloud environment. The selected candidate will be accountable for assisting in strategic planning and architecture, and securing enterprise information by identifying network and application security requirements, implementing and testing security controls and procedures.

The primary areas of focus for the candidate is to enable Cloud Cybersecurity controls and compliance requirements and remediation programs based on business priorities and risks to address Cyber-Security, Cyber Defense and Business needs of our customer.

qualifications:
Experience Required: (Microsoft Azure Cloud experience preferred; Gov-Cloud experience preferred)

-Education: Bachelor's degree in a technology field, Masters degree preferred.

-5+ years' cyber related experience in a commercial environment with Azure, in a technical information security and risk management role.

-5+ years managing security policies and initiatives in Azure.

-Identity Access and Management concepts, multifactor authentication, SSO/Federation

-Privileged Access Management key concepts

-Ability to set up and configure the Azure security platforms, and function as an overall lead managing end to end security on the Azure Cloud regions.

-Network and Application Vulnerability testing as it relates to Azure systems.

-Security concepts & tools related to CI/CD pipelines, and software scanning.

-Able to demonstrate understanding of Information Security and Risk Management capabilities related to cloud computing across Windows and Linux, with demonstrated direct experience with the following domains:

- Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM)

- Authentication and Authorization including SSO and Identify Federation

- Zero-Trust Model

- Defense-In-Depth

- Governance and Compliance

- Securing Data

- Securing the Operating System

- Protecting the Network Layer

- Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, Alerting, Audit Trail, and Incident Response

- Cloud Core Platform: Compute, Storage, Networking

Other experience desired:

-Government environments and Gov-Cloud experience

-Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, Azure/AWS/Google Security specific Training and Certification

-Crowdstrike Falcon EDR for Azure

-Managing/maintaining FISMA and FedRAMP compliance for a government information system

-Demonstrated experience collaborating directly with external clients, business leadership, and auditors.

-5+ Firsthand working with the various Azure security tools/platforms such as:

- Extended Detection and Response (XDR): Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Defender for Identity

- Data Protection: Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Information Protection, DLP, One Trust, Kubernetes

- Identity and Access Management (IAM): Zero Trust, Azure IAM and AWS IAM, Entra ID (Azure AD), Multitenant Organization (MTO), Lighthouse, Key Vault, Conditional Assess

- Monitoring Compliance: Sentinel, MDC

- Entra ID (formally Azure AD), M365

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].


Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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