Azure Cloud Security Architect at Microsoft

, , India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

05 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Azure Cloud Solutions, Security Design, Application Analysis, Security Controls, Azure Landing Zones, ServiceTree Hygiene, Security Assessments, Incident Response, Architectural Guidance, Technical Architecture, Identity & Access Management, Governance Processes, Compliance Reviews, IaC, CI/CD Security Practices, Zero Trust Architecture

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview With more than 45,000 employees and partners worldwide, the Customer Experience and Success (CE&S) organization is on a mission to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services, ignited by our people and culture. We drive cross-company alignment and execution, ensuring that we consistently exceed customers’ expectations in every interaction, whether in-product, digital, or human-centered. CE&S is responsible for all up services across the company, including consulting, customer success, and support across Microsoft’s portfolio of solutions and products. Join CE&S and help us accelerate AI transformation for our customers and the world. Within CE&S, the Customer Service & Support (CSS) organization builds trust and confidence for every person and organization through delivering a seamless support experience. In CSS, we are powered by Microsoft’s AI technology to help consumers, businesses, partners, and more, resolve their issues quickly and securely, helping prevent future problems from occurring and achieving more from their Microsoft investment. As a Senior Supportability Program Manager, you will be pivotal to understand and solve product or support issues and drive a great Microsoft customer support experience. You will partner with Microsoft Technical Support key stakeholders and product experts across the company to identify opportunities to improve Microsoft products and envision self-serve capabilities, diagnostic tools and automation capabilities. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth and hone your technical expertise regarding Microsoft products. You will develop technology and industry knowledge and become adept at designing the Microsoft technical support experience. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. . Responsibilities Architect secure Azure cloud solutions across IaaS (VMs, VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers) and PaaS (App Services, Functions, Containers, Key Vault, Storage, SQL, API Management). Lead security design for new and existing applications, ensuring compliance with enterprise policies and industry standards (CIS, ISO27001, NIST). Perform end-to-end functional and technical application analysis to identify security gaps, dependencies, and cloud-native enhancements. Implement security controls: identity & access management (Azure AD / Entra ID), Conditional Access, RBAC, network segmentation, encryption, secrets management, logging, SIEM integration. Create and maintain Azure landing zones and secure reference architectures. Ensure ServiceTree hygiene: proper service registration, ownership, tagging, metadata accuracy, dependency mapping, and support documentation. Drive solutions through security assessments and audits including threat modelling, penetration test preparation, control mapping, and remediation planning. Work closely with Engineering, DevOps, App Owners, and Risk teams to ensure secure-by-design delivery. Support incident response, root-cause analysis, and security hardening activities. Provide architectural guidance, documentation, and best-practice standards. Qualifications 5+ years in cloud security or cloud architecture roles (Azure focus). Proven experience implementing secure designs across Azure IaaS & PaaS. Strong technical architecture skills diagramming, design decisions, trade-off analysis. Hands-on experience with Azure security capabilities: Azure AD/Entra, Defender for Cloud, NSGs/ASGs, Private Endpoints, Key Vault, Policy, RBAC, Managed Identities, App Gateway/WAF, Storage and SQL security. Proficiency in reviewing and securing application architectures (web, API, containerized, serverless). Experience with governance and operational processes: ServiceTree hygiene, tagging governance, asset management. Experience taking systems through formal security audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews. Strong ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Familiarity with IaC (ARM/Bicep/Terraform) and CI/CD security practices. Nice-to-Have Skills Azure certifications: AZ-500, AZ-700, AZ-305, SC-100, SC-300, or equivalent. Experience with Zero Trust architecture and identity-driven security. Knowledge of SIEM/SOAR (Microsoft Sentinel preferred). Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid environments. Experience with SAST/DAST tooling, container security, or pipeline hardening. Previous involvement in enterprise risk management or regulatory compliance (PCI, SOC2, HIPAA). Ability to automate guardrails or operational scripts (PowerShell, Python, Bash). This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Responsibilities

Architect secure Azure cloud solutions and lead security design for applications. Implement security controls and drive solutions through assessments and audits.