We are looking for a senior, hands-on cybersecurity professional with deep expertise in securing enterprise Azure environments.

- 10+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 5+ years in Azure Cloud Security.
- Strong experience with Azure Landing Zones, Azure Policy, security guardrails, Management Groups and subscription architecture.
- Deep knowledge of Azure network security and segmentation, including VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, WAF, Private Endpoints and hub-spoke/vWAN architectures.
- Hands-on experience securing AKS/Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
- Strong expertise in Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access and Identity Governance.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel.
- Experience with Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell/Python, Git and CI/CD, with an automation-first approach to security.
- Experience with cloud and enterprise security platforms such as Wiz, CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, Rapid7 and Checkmarx is highly valued.
- Good understanding of SAML, OAuth2/OIDC, SCIM and B2B identity integrations.

What will you be responsible for?
- Design and own the security architecture for enterprise Azure Landing Zones.




- Define and implement Azure Policies, Policy Initiatives, security guardrails, RBAC models and compliance controls.
- Design secure Azure networks with a robust focus on network segmentation, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints, WAF and DDoS protection.
- Implement security controls for AKS/Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
- Deploy, configure and continuously improve Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity and Microsoft Sentinel.
- Implement Policy-as-Code and Security Baselines-as-Code using Terraform/Bicep, Git and CI/CD practices.
- Work with platforms such as Wiz, CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, Rapid7 and Checkmarx across cloud security, endpoint security, email security, vulnerability management and application security.
- Build and improve Sentinel analytics, threat detection, UEBA and automated response playbooks.
- Partner with Engineering, Cloud, Network, Risk and Compliance teams to embed security into technology design.
- Support incident response, control validation, security risk management and continuous improvement.

📌 Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Hyderabad)
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📍 Hyderabad