Azure Security Architect

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Azure Security Architect based in the United States.

• Review and challenge solution architectures, technical designs, and implementation plans to ensure they meet security and enterprise architecture standards.
• Assess solutions for cybersecurity, resiliency, governance, operational readiness, and compliance risks.
• Evaluate identity and access management, networking, data protection, logging, monitoring, and third-party integrations across cloud and enterprise environments.
• Conduct architecture and security reviews at critical project milestones, providing clear assessments and recommendations.
• Identify security risks, control gaps, architectural weaknesses, and remediation measures, supporting timely resolution.
• Review ERP and general ledger systems, subledgers, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), reporting platforms, data environments, integrations, and identity/access designs for security and control implications.
• Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements related to financial systems and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Maintain security risks, decisions, assumptions, and control gaps in alignment with program RAID logs, decision registers, and established governance processes.
• Collaborate with Finance, Infrastructure, Governance, Compliance, Project Management, and external vendors to address security requirements and coordinate remediation activities.
• Prepare architecture and security review reports, risk and control gap assessments, phase-gate readiness evaluations, and executive-level presentations.
• Support security control traceability and audit readiness for finance systems, providing ongoing advisory guidance to project and governance teams.

• At least 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture and cloud environments.
• At least 5 years of experience designing, governing, and securing Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong cybersecurity architecture expertise, including Zero Trust principles, cloud security, and enterprise security governance.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation programs, ERP or general ledger implementations, or finance systems modernization.
• Proven ability to review security architecture across SaaS applications, cloud infrastructure, integration layers, data platforms, and enterprise identity environments.
• Deep knowledge of Azure architecture and governance, Microsoft Entra ID, role-based access control (RBAC), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Azure networking, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, data protection, and security monitoring.
• Experience working with auditors, risk management teams, and compliance stakeholders to support security assessments and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to translate complex technical security risks into clear, business-relevant recommendations for program leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills, with the ability to deliver actionable assessments and executive-ready presentations.
• Preferred: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification.
• Preferred: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert certification.
• Preferred: CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, TOGAF, or equivalent professional certifications.
• Preferred: Experience in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
• Preferred: Familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and SOX controls.

• Contract-based engagement with a remote working arrangement.
• Flexibility to work remotely, with periodic participation in project and governance meetings.
• Opportunity to contribute to enterprise-scale cloud security and finance transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to complex architecture, governance, risk management, and compliance challenges.
• Opportunity to advise senior stakeholders and influence security decisions across a major transformation program.