Cloud Security Consultant

Cyderes (Cyber Defense and Response) is a pure-play, full life-cycle cybersecurity services provider with award-winning managed security services, identity and access management, and professional services designed to manage the cybersecurity risks of enterprise clients.  We specialize in multi-technology, complex environments with the in speed and agility needed to tackle the most advanced cyber threats. We leverage our global scale and decades of experience to accelerate our clients’ cyber outcomes through a full lifecycle of cybersecurity services. We are a global company with operating centers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India.
About the RoleThe Cloud Security Consultant reports directly to the Cloud Security Practice Director, works with clients to advise clients, design and deliver technical engagements and serve as a technical SME for Microsoft cloud security. This position helps lead the security strategy and vision of cloud and cloud/hybrid applications of all types, including Infrastructure, Platform, and Software as a Service (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS), as well as the design and development of the M365 and Azure Platform security architectures including data protection capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership and subject matter expertise for data protection, cloud platforms, cloud-based system and application security during design and implementation.
• Develops client security platform requirements during the design of the client’s cloud architecture.
• Designs and develops security architectures for cloud and cloud/hybrid-based systems.
• Possesses a firm understanding of Microsoft Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention and Microsoft Purview
• Assists clients with the development of strategy, roadmaps, and deployment plans for enterprise information protection and cloud platform usage
• Maintains up-to-date, detailed knowledge of the IT security industry.

Requirements

• Extensive experience implementing security for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions in a public cloud environment
• Subject matter expertise with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Purview and M365 security
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT-related work
• Retain one or more of the following certifications: Azure – Solution Architect, Azure Security Engineer, CCSP or CISSP
• Experience in solution architecture, DevSecOps practices, and cloud integration.
• Experience with service-oriented architecture for cloud-based services.
• Experience with designing and building Azure infrastructure and security features
• Significant experience with M365 security controls such as Defender for Cloud Applications, M365 DLP and more.
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines and Secure DevOps processes.  
• Working knowledge of common and industry standard cloud-native/cloud-friendly authentication mechanisms (OAuth, OpenID, SAML, etc.).
• Experience with scripting languages such as Terraform, PowerShell, Perl, Python, or Java
• 2-3 years overall M365 and Azure experience
• Understanding of cloud security capabilities and risks
• Strong security inclination
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in professional experience
• Experience using Varonis
• AZ-500
• SC-200
• SC-400

Cyderes is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.
Note: This job posting is intended for direct applicants only. We request that outside recruiters do not contact us regarding this position.