Azure Security Engineer

Overview

Top skills and responsibilities for a cloud security role focusing on Azure, GenAI workloads, and Sec Ops within a healthcare-focused environment.

• Secure cloud infrastructure supporting GenAI and AI-driven workloads
• Define and enforce Azure security standards, policies, and guardrails
• Configure and manage
  :
  • Azure AD (Entra )
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Integrate security controls into Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
• Leverage Defender for Cloud to identify risks and improve posture
• Partner with architecture and infrastructure teams on:
  • Secure landing zone implementation
  • Network segmentation and access models
  • Cost-aware security design
• Monitor and respond to security alerts and incidents
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation (one week every seven weeks)

• Top skills
  :
  • Azure Cloud Security – securing Azure IaaS and PaaS workloads
  • Deep understanding of Azure-native security tooling
• Identity & Access Management – Azure Active Directory (Entra ), RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Terraform (preferred) or Bicep; embedding security controls and compliance in IaC pipelines
• Security Tooling & Monitoring – Defender for Cloud, Azure Security Center concepts, Log Analytics / Sentinel exposure
• Dev Sec Ops – CI/CD security integration, policy-as-code and automated security enforcement
• Nice-to-have:
  Compliance in regulated environments (HIPAA preferred),
  Network security (NSGs, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints),
  VMware & hybrid cloud security
  , Automation and scripting (Power Shell, Azure CLI),
  GenAI / AI workload security
  , experience securing data platforms (Key Vault, encryption, secrets management)

• Senior-level Azure Security Engineer / Cloud Security Engineer
• Strong hands-on Azure experience in enterprise environments
• Comfortable operating in regulated healthcare ecosystems
• Experience securing early-stage or scaling Azure environments
• Confident advisor who can guide non-security teams on best practices
• Able to work independently in a highly autonomous, remote model

• Directly protect systems that impact frontline patient care
• High autonomy and extreme flexibility
• Play a key role in securing a large-scale GenAI initiative
• Work on enterprise-grade Azure security challenges
• Join a collaborative team modernizing healthcare through technology

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Greenville, NC.

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $65.00/hr
. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 23, 2026.

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