Security Engineer – Cloud Security (Azure)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 19 March 2026
LOCATION
Berlin; London; Stockholm
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Azure security services Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft Sentinel Terraform ARM templates Identity and access management SIEM/SOAR platforms

FULL DESCRIPTION

As a Security Engineer focused on Cloud Security, you will play a key role in protecting [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]’s Azure environment within a regulated healthcare setting. You will design and implement robust security controls, monitor for threats, and ensure compliance while enabling teams to securely build and operate cloud infrastructure at scale.

Role Purpose

As a Security Engineer focused on Cloud Security, you will play a key role in protecting [Employer hidden]’s Azure environment within a regulated healthcare setting. You will design and implement robust security controls, monitor for threats, and ensure compliance while enabling teams to securely build and operate cloud infrastructure at scale.

What You’ll Deliver in the First 6–12 Months

  • • Establish and enforce secure baselines across Azure infrastructure, improving overall cloud security posture and risk visibility.
  • • Implement and optimize Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Sentinel monitoring, strengthening threat detection and response capabilities.
  • • Introduce and mature policy-as-code practices for infrastructure deployments, ensuring consistent and auditable security enforcement.
  • • Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to embed security into infrastructure-as-code and architecture design.
  • • Support cloud-related incident response and produce audit-ready evidence aligned to regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

  • • Harden and secure Azure resources including virtual machines, storage, and databases.
  • • Configure and monitor Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel.
  • • Develop and enforce policy-as-code using Terraform and ARM templates.
  • • Conduct architecture reviews and threat modelling for cloud services.
  • • Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security into infrastructure-as-code.
  • • Support incident response and maintain audit-ready security documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

  • • Hands-on experience with Azure security services including Defender for Cloud and Sentinel.
  • • Strong understanding of identity and access management, least privilege, and identity protection.
  • • Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and HIPAA.
  • • Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and ARM templates.
  • • Experience integrating SIEM/SOAR platforms and cloud monitoring solutions.
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