Information Security Engineer III (Azure)

Capital Group•Charlotte, NC

10d•$121,554 - $194,486•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Information Security Engineer III, you will provide ownership and accountability for securing Azure services and supporting the organization's cloud strategy. In this role you will contribute to reducing operational risk, strengthen the organization's security posture, and ensure Azure adoption continues in a secure and sustainable manner while meeting regulatory and enterprise security expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in core security principles across multiple domains, including identity and access management, cryptography, and network security protocols (e.g., TLS, SSH), as well as secure coding fundamentals.
Experience securing large scale cloud environments, protecting heavily regulated data, and implementing Azure security controls.
Experience supporting compliance requirements and enabling secure cloud operations across the cloud platform.
Hands‑on experience applying security frameworks like NIST SP 800‑53 and CIS Benchmarks to harden systems and ensure compliance with best practices.
Experience evaluating system configurations against these standards.
Experience expanding infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and GitOps automation as the default provisioning path, including policy-as-code and IaC security scanning.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) with automated testing and controlled promotion.
Experience eliminating manual, unrepeatable changes.
Proficient with scripting utilizing Python and PowerShell.

Nice To Haves

Preferred cloud and automation certifications: AWS Solutions Architect – Professional or DevOps Engineer – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), or Azure Administrator (AZ-104).
Preferred security and identity certifications: ISC2 CISSP or CCSP, CSA CCSK, Microsoft AZ-500, SC-300, SC-100, or MD-102, AWS Security – Specialty, CKS, or CompTIA Security+/CySA+.

Responsibilities

Provide ownership and accountability for securing Azure services and supporting the organization's cloud strategy.
Contribute to reducing operational risk.
Strengthen the organization's security posture.
Ensure Azure adoption continues in a secure and sustainable manner while meeting regulatory and enterprise security expectations.