Senior Azure Security Engineer

About the job

Job Title: Senior Azure Security Engineer

Location: Chennai, Hyderabad

Experience: 7+ Years (Cloud Security)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Mode: 5 Days WFO (Night Shift)

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Azure Security Engineer with strong experience in securing Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments. The role involves implementing cloud security strategies, protecting enterprise data, and securing advanced Azure services including AI, AKS, and O365 workloads.

Key Responsibilities

Define and enforce Azure & O365 security policies and standards

Manage security tools like Defender, Sentinel, Key Vault, Firewall, RBAC

Secure Azure AI, Cognitive Search, Document Intelligence, and AKS workloads

Implement O365 security controls (DLP, MFA, Conditional Access, etc.)

Monitor, detect, and respond to security threats

Work with DevOps teams to integrate security in CI/CD pipelines

Automate governance using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Terraform

Required Skills

Microsoft Azure Security

Azure AD / Entra ID

RBAC & PIM

Microsoft 365 Security

Defender Suite, DLP, Conditional Access

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Cloud Incident Response

PowerShell / Azure CLI / Terraform

Must-Have

7+ years in Cloud Security (7+ years in Azure/O365)

Experience securing Azure AI / AKS / advanced workloads

Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 security tools

Experience in incident response & remediation

Preferred Certifications -

AZ-500

SC-100

MS-500

Additional Requirements -

Immediate joiners preferred

Comfortable working in Night Shift

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Skills: microsoft, advanced cloud security, access, security, cloud, dlp, conditional access, azure

Work Location: In person