Senior Cloud Security Engineer

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We’re looking for a Senior Security Engineer (PurView, Sentinel, Defender) for our growing, prestigious client in the data sector, based in London, on a permanent basis paying up to £70,000 plus great benefits.
This role offers hybrid working with an expectation to be in the office 2–3 days per week.
You’ll be joining a technical team focused on strengthening cloud security and ensuring compliance across Microsoft Azure environments. This role will involve hands-on security engineering, working closely with infrastructure and DevOps teams, and supporting the adoption of Microsoft’s security toolset across the organisation.
You will need proven experience with:

Securing Azure environments in line with best practices - essential
Microsoft Defender (Cloud, Endpoint, 365) - essential
Sentinel - essential
Microsoft Purview, Compliance Manager and related compliance tools
Entra ID (Azure AD), Conditional Access and Identity Governance
Data Loss Prevention, sensitivity labels and insider risk management
ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and NIS2 frameworks
PowerShell scripting and use of Microsoft Graph API
Working across cloud, infrastructure and application teams

Certifications required:

AZ-500
SC-100 (or working towards)
One or more of MS-500 / SC-400 / SC-900

The following are desired: CISSP, CISM, CCSP
Interested?
Please apply below.
Senior Cloud Security Engineer, Azure Security Engineer, Azure Security Consultant, Cloud Security Consultant, Microsoft Security, Azure Sentinel, Defender, Purview, Compliance, Entra ID, Cloud Security, DLP, Data Sector, London, Hybrid

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