Security Architect – Azure/AWS & AI Security

Experience: 10–15 Years

Location: India

Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Security Architect – Azure & AI Security to strengthen the security posture of Azure and Azure AI Foundry-based GenAI solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Azure-native security services, cloud security architecture, AI security controls, and compliance, with hands-on experience implementing security controls for enterprise AI platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Review and enhance the security posture of Azure cloud and GenAI platforms.

Assess Azure configurations, security controls, and AI application architecture.

Identify security risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities, including GenAI-specific threats.

Design and implement Azure security guardrails, hardening strategies, and remediation plans.

Define secure architectures for AI/GenAI platforms, ensuring Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA).

Support AI Agentic Mesh architecture, including identity, policy, observability, guardrails, lifecycle management, and cost monitoring.

Collaborate with security, platform, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver secure solutions.

Prepare architecture documentation, implementation roadmaps, and stakeholder presentations.

Required Skills

10–15 years of experience in Cyber Security,



Cloud Security, or Security Architecture.

Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure Security and Azure-native security services.

Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, or enterprise GenAI platforms.

Knowledge of Azure security services including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Key Vault, Azure AD (Entra ID), Managed Identities, RBAC, NSGs, Private Endpoints, Azure Policy, and Azure Monitor.

Experience implementing security controls, threat modeling, risk assessments, and cloud security best practices.

Understanding of AI/GenAI security, prompt injection risks, data protection, identity, governance, and model security.

Experience with cloud security frameworks such as Zero Trust, CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, or Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark.

Solid stakeholder management, communication, and architecture documentation skills.

Preferred Skills

Experience securing Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, or enterprise AI platforms.

Knowledge of Agentic AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP), A2A, AI governance, and AI observability.

Azure Security or Microsoft Security certifications (AZ-500, SC-100, SC-200, or equivalent).

Experience with AWS cloud security is an added advantage. ? Interested candidates can share their resumes:

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