Senior Azure Cloud Security Engineer

  • Chicago, IL
  • Posted 13 days ago | Updated 13 days ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Azure
Terraform
Infrastructure on Code
VMs
Cosmos DB
NoSQL

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Azure Cloud Security Engineer Location: Chicago, IL Duration: 12+ months
Key Responsibilities:
  • Implement and optimize Azure infrastructure (networking, subnets, permissions, resource connectivity).
  • Ensure consistent, secure cloud architecture (focus on NT Security Groups, service-to-storage connectivity).
  • Collaborate with architects, DevOps (7 developers, 5 backend, UI teams) to translate designs into IaC (Terraform).
  • Troubleshoot integration gaps (e.g., services unable to connect despite infrastructure setup).
  • Support deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions partial use).
Must-Have Skills:
  • 12 years total experience, with recent hands-on Azure infrastructure work (not management).
  • Azure expertise: Subnets, security (NT/Cloud), VMs, Cosmos DB/NoSQL, enterprise-scale components.
  • IaC/Terraform: Proven coding/deployment experience (red flag if lacking).
  • Architecture patterns: Consultative ability to collaborate on solutions (application-level OK).
  • Collaboration: Bridge between teams, not a siloed worker.
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