Cloud Security Architect

Key Responsibilities & Skills

• Azure Security Architecture Design
• Security Compliance Design & Implementation
• Threat Modeling & Risk Assessment
• Security Governance & Policy Development
• Secure Network Architecture (Zero Trust, Segmentation)
• Security Documentation & System Security Plans
• Vendor & Stakeholder Integration (Cloudflare, Palo Alto)
• Cloud Security Assessment & Reporting
• Identity & Access Management (IAM) Strategy
• Data Protection & Encryption Strategy

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Azure Security Services (Defender for Cloud / Sentinel / Azure Policy / Key Vault / Monitor / Log Analytics)
• Azure Networking Security (Firewalls / DNS / Secure Landing Zones)
• ARM / Bicep Infrastructure as Code
• Terraform (IaC)
• GitHub / Azure DevOps Pipelines
• Policy as Code
• Cloudflare (Security Integration)
• Palo Alto (Security Integration)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering. Preferred: Master's in Cybersecurity, Master's in Information Security, MBA, Master's in Computer Science.

Industry Experience

• Government / Public Sector
• Transportation
• State Agency
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Microsoft Azure
• Security Compliance