Cloud Security Engineer (Azure)

Stifel Financial - Memphis, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Memphis, TN

5,001-10,000 employees

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Cloud Security Engineer (Azure) is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security measures within Azure cloud environments. This role focuses on ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of cloud-based systems and data through risk assessments, security policy development, and incident response. The engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to enhance the security posture of cloud infrastructure and applications.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve security issues across the Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Build, deploy, and manage security tools and services within the Azure ecosystem.
• Design and implement scalable processes to provision cloud access on Azure.
• Maintain a low-touch, reliable, and user-friendly Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Evaluate and respond to alerts and events from Azure security tools.
• Tune Azure security tool configurations to minimize false positives.
• Develop event response documentation and processes, including diagrams for Azure system environments, cloud operations, and security tools.
• Collaborate with security leadership, engineering, and compliance to execute security strategies specific to Azure.
• Assist other teams in solving security issues on Azure that comply with business requirements and best practices.
• Assess our current Azure cloud security and propose improvements or solutions.
• Review our Azure architecture and design through a security lens to provide actionable, timely requirements and recommendations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Azure security tools, applications, and processes.

Requirements

• Experience deploying and customizing security tools such as vulnerability scanners, static analyzers, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint security monitoring.
• Experience using CI/CD pipelines for change management and automated security testing.
• Proficiency in Azure with working knowledge of AWS.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IAC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation and Azure Resource Manager.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Instances).
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to write SQL queries and build dashboards and reports.
• Knowledge of networking and web protocols.
• Knowledge of modern cloud technology components and deployment patterns.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-haves

• NIST or ISO Certification is preferred.
• Experience with Python, Java, C++, or Ruby.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision care
• 401k
• Wellness initiatives
• Life insurance
• Paid time off