Location: Remote (Work From Home)
Experience: 6–10 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract
Industry: Cybersecurity Consulting
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Azure Solutions Architect to design, implement, and validate Azure environments against NIST security requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Azure architecture, governance, security controls, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Entra ID, and compliance frameworks.
The candidate will work closely with cybersecurity, compliance, and infrastructure teams to implement and document Azure controls aligned with NIST standards.
Mandatory Requirements
- AZ-305: Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- 6–10 years of Azure and Infrastructure experience
- Hands-on NIST framework implementation experience
- Experience designing secure Azure Landing Zones
- Strong Microsoft Entra ID expertise
- Azure Policy and Governance experience
- Experience with Azure Security Center / Defender for Cloud
- Experience with Microsoft Sentinel
- Excellent documentation skills
- Client-facing consulting experience
Technical SkillsAzure Architecture
- Azure Landing Zones
- Subscription and Management Group design
- Azure Virtual Networks
- Hub-Spoke architecture
- ExpressRoute and VPN
- High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Identity & Access Management
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Conditional Access
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- RBAC Design
- Identity Governance
Security & Compliance
- NIST CSF
- NIST 800-53
- NIST 800-171 (Preferred)
- CIS Benchmarks
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Secure Score Optimization
- Compliance Manager
Monitoring & SIEM
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Log Analytics
- Azure Monitor
- KQL Queries
- Incident Response Integration
Governance
- Azure Policy
- Initiative Definitions
- Resource Locks
- Management Groups
- Cost Governance
- Tagging Standards
NIST Responsibilities
- Map Azure controls to NIST requirements
- Implement technical safeguards
- Design least-privilege access models
- Deploy and manage security baselines
- Configure logging and monitoring controls
- Implement incident response workflows
- Develop compliance evidence documentation
- Conduct control gap assessments
- Create remediation plans
- Support client audits
Preferred Certifications
- AZ-305 (Mandatory)
- AZ-500
- SC-100
- SC-200
- CISSP
- CISM
- CCSK
Pay: ₹100,000.00 - ₹120,000.00 per month
Work Location: Remote
