Azure Security Engineer

Nationwide® is on a mission to deliver secure, innovative technology solutions that support extraordinary care for our customers. If you're passionate about cloud security, automation, and enabling a modern enterprise environment, our Technology organization may be the perfect place for you.

We’re looking for a hands‑on Azure Security Engineer to join our Cloud Security Engineering team. In this role, you’ll define, implement, and mature cloud security controls that protect a complex and fast‑evolving hybrid cloud environment.

• Implement and enhance cloud security policies, controls, and automation frameworks.
• Ensure all cloud services meet configuration, compliance, and risk‑management standards.
• Champion a Dev Sec Ops  culture
  , supporting development teams with IAM, compliance, and security best practices.
• Build tools and reporting that provide visibility into cloud accounts, instances, and security posture.
• Stay current on cloud threats, vulnerabilities, and regulatory requirements.
• Support proactive remediation of vulnerabilities and collaborate with security teams to implement preventative controls.
• Deliver and support data protection, encryption strategies, cloud logging, and monitoring best practices.
• Respond to cloud security incidents and help drive timely resolutions.
• Contribute to cloud migration governance to ensure workloads remain compliant.

• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud
  , with bonus points for AWS or OCI exposure.
• Background in either engineering or operations of security tools
  .
• Experience with IAM, vulnerability management, data protection, logging/monitoring, network security, or encryption.
• Familiarity with CI/CD security, cloud automation, and provisioning tools.
• Understanding of container security, serverless security, and code orchestration.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, listening, and documentation skills.
• Ability to build, streamline, and mature processes and metrics.

• Understanding of NIST, PCI DSS, CIS Benchmarks
  , or similar frameworks.
• Experience in Architecture, Engineering, Compliance, Audit, Operations, or Risk roles.
• Knowledge of defensive controls (IPS, WAF, AV) and network & system attack vectors.
• Experience with Splunk or similar log-analysis tools.
• Prior experience responding to audits or remediation efforts.
• Deep expertise in at least one of:
  Network, Server, or Desktop engineering
  .

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field preferred.
• Certifications are encouraged (e.g.,
  Azure, AWS, security, scripting/dev languages
  ).
• 4+ years designing and supporting integrated technical solutions.

At Nationwide, we’ve spent nearly a century building a culture centered on care — for our customers, our communities, and our associates. Our Technology team embraces agility, collaboration, and innovation to deliver impactful solutions across the enterprise.

You’ll enjoy competitive compensation and a robust total rewards package that includes:

• 18+ days PTO + holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible, hybrid work environment
• Business casual dress and more

If you're driven to secure cloud environments, innovate, and work within a collaborative Fortune 100 tech culture — we’d love to hear from you.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more.

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