Job Description

Prominent is looking for an Azure Cloud Security Architect for a contract to hire in Omaha, Nebraska. The successful Candidate will have senior level experience around design, build and deployment of technology initiatives to secure key government client's cloud environment. The selected candidate will be accountable for assisting in strategic planning and architecture and securing enterprise information by identifying network and application security requirements, implementing and testing security controls and procedures. Additionally, this role collaborates with other teams to embed security into the entire lifecycle, integrating DevSecOps principles and automation into the pipeline.

No visa sponsorship is available for this opportunity!

C2C or 1099 not available for this opportunity!

Experience Required:

• 5+ years firsthand working with multiple Azure security tools and platforms such as Entra ID, Sentinel, Defender, Monitor, Key-Vault, or similar in other platforms.
• 5+ years managing security policies and initiatives in Azure.
• Identity Access and Management (IDAM) concepts, multifactor authentication, SSO/Federation
• Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) key concepts
• Demonstrated ability to Define, Design, and configure the Azure security platforms, and function as an overall lead managing end to end security on the Azure GovCloud regions.
• Experience automating security baselines and policy enforcement in enterprise Azure environments.
• Experience automating Policy-As-Code using Terraform and ARM templates, with a focus on reusable module design, policy enforcement, and secure CI/CD integration.
• Demonstratable understanding of Information Security and Risk Management capabilities related to cloud computing across Windows and Linux, with demonstrated direct experience with the following domains:
• o Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM)
• o Authentication and Authorization including SSO and Identify Federation
• o Zero-Trust Model
• o Defense-In-Depth
• o Governance and Compliance
• o Securing Data
• o Securing the Operating System
• o Protecting the Network Layer
• o Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, Alerting, Audit Trail, and Incident Response
• o Cloud Core Platform: Compute, Storage, Networking

Prior experience supporting federal, defense, or highly regulated commercial clients helpful along with the following skills:

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, CMMC, FISMA and NIST 800-53.
• Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, Azure/AWS/Google Training and Certification
• Crowdstrike Falcon EDR for Azure
• Experience with secure baseline configurations (CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIGs) for Azure environments.
• Managing/maintaining FISMA compliance for a government information system in accordance with requirements from NIST.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating directly with external clients, business leadership, and auditors.
• Direct technical background, to include familiarity with servers, network devices, and security systems.

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