Azure ​/ Snowflake Security Architect

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive cybersecurity, data protection, and compliance risk assessments across Azure Cloud and Snowflake environments in collaboration with Info Sec teams.
• Evaluate cloud security architecture, controls, and configurations to identify potential risks, vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps.
• Review and assess Azure and Snowflake security capabilities against industry best practices and established security frameworks.
• Document architecture, security, and compliance gaps, providing clear recommendations for remediation and enhancement.
• Develop security improvement recommendations to strengthen cloud governance, data protection, access management, and overall platform security posture.
• Collaborate with security, architecture, and engineering teams to define and implement security best practices.
• Provide guidance on secure design principles for Azure and Snowflake solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Support the development of security standards, patterns, and controls for cloud data platforms.
• Communicate assessment findings, risks, and recommended enhancements to technical and business stakeholders.

• Strong experience in Azure security architecture, including cloud security controls, identity and access management, networking security, and data protection.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake security capabilities, including access control, roles, privileges, data governance, and security configuration.
• Experience conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and evaluating cloud environments against security frameworks and industry standards.
• Strong understanding of data protection principles, compliance requirements, and cloud security best practices.
• Ability to identify, document, and communicate security gaps with clear remediation recommendations.
• Experience collaborating with Information Security teams and technical stakeholders on security assessments and improvements.
• Knowledge of Azure and Snowflake governance, security monitoring, and compliance capabilities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to translate security risks into actionable recommendations.