Cloud Architect Cybersecurity; Azure Focus

Cloud Architect Cybersecurity (Azure Focus)

Location:

Chicago, IL

Duration: 12

Months+ Extension

Hourly Rate:
Depending on Experience (DOE)

Role:
Cloud Architect Cybersecurity (Azure Focus)

Location:

Chicago, IL

Rate:
Minimum Possible.

• Design and Secure Azure Cloud Architectures
  - Architect end-to-end secure solutions on Microsoft Azure, applying Zero Trust principles and aligning with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework Security Pillar.
• Implement Azure Security Best Practices
  - Enforce least privilege, secure network architecture, and data protection using Azure Security Benchmark, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Storage encryption.
• Risk Assessment and Security Controls
  - Conduct risk analysis and threat modeling (using STRIDE, DREAD) and apply mitigating controls with Azure Blueprints and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)- Manage authentication and authorization using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Conditional Access Policies, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
• Cloud Security Monitoring and Threat Detection
  - Deploy and manage monitoring and SIEM tools like Microsoft Sentinel for threat detection, incident investigation, and real-time alerts across Azure resources.
• Compliance and Regulatory Alignment
  - Ensure alignment with ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, or HIPAA using Azure Policy, Azure Compliance Manager, and Microsoft Purview for data governance.
• Network Security Architecture
  - Design secure network topologies with Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall, Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, and Private Endpoints.
• Secure Dev Ops Integration (Dev Sec Ops )- Embed security in CI/CD pipelines with Git Hub Advanced Security, Microsoft Defender for Dev Ops, Azure Dev Ops, and tools like Sonar Cloud or Checkmarx.

• Utilize Azure-native and integrated tools such as:
• Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Azure Policy for automated remediation
• Security Reviews, Documentation & Continuous Improvement
  - Conduct periodic security reviews, penetration tests, and red/blue team exercises. Maintain architecture documents, threat models, and drive security maturity improvements based on evolving cyber threats and Microsoft's latest recommendations.

• Security Monitoring:
  Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud

ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters.

Nor will ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract