Azure Cloud Security Architect
About The Position
Our client is seeking an Azure Cloud Security Architect to support migration of an acquired company’s Azure environment and Databricks platform into the client environment. The role is based in the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania office and is hybrid. Its primary focus is Azure cloud security, vulnerability remediation, cloud security posture, data security, and securing Azure Databricks. The architect will work closely with cloud, infrastructure, security, and legacy teams to identify security issues, coordinate remediation, and ensure the new environment meets the client’s security standards.
Responsibilities
- Review Azure cloud architecture from a security perspective and identify and help remediate critical and high-severity vulnerabilities.
- Review security across Azure, on-premises data centers, and Active Directory / Entra ID.
- Coordinate with existing teams to resolve security issues and conduct follow-up scans.
- Perform security reviews and scans of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
- Review Azure security findings from penetration testing; work with technical teams to remediate critical and high vulnerabilities and validate that they are resolved.
- Implement and work with CrowdStrike CSPM; perform cloud security posture assessments, prioritize and remediate critical findings, and retest environments after remediation.
- Support integration of CrowdStrike Falcon Shield for the Azure Jump Domain.
- Use Cyera to scan data repositories for security and exposure risks, identify data security issues, and coordinate remediation.
- Support data-volume expansion required for migration pipelines.
- Secure the Azure Databricks environment and ensure it is deployed using a private and secure architecture.
- Validate VNet Injection, Secure Cluster Connectivity, absence of public IP addresses, Private Endpoints, and Private DNS.
- Review and govern Entra ID / IAM access for Databricks workspaces, Unity Catalog, service principals, and managed identities.
- Ensure approved external integrations use centralized Azure Firewall routing.
- Support security logging and retention requirements.
- Review and document security exceptions, including TLS inspection exceptions.
- Coordinate required security approvals and documentation through ServiceNow.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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