Security & Compliance Analyst (Temporary)

About You

You are a Security & Compliance Analyst passionate about securing cloud environments and ensuring compliance through automation Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and security best practices. You thrive in highly regulated environments where you collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen cloud security posture manage vulnerabilities and implement identity and access management solutions.

You are proactive detail-oriented and committed to building secure scalable and compliant cloud platforms while balancing security operational efficiency and business needs.

You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Security Cybersecurity Information Systems Engineering or a related field is desired or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 years of experience in Cloud Security Cybersecurity or Security & Compliance roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID including Conditional Access Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Identity Governance Access Reviews and Application Registrations.
• Experience administering Microsoft Defender for Cloud and implementing workload protection across Azure services.
• Experience implementing and managing Azure Policy to enforce enterprise security standards.
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience securing Azure networking components including NSGs Azure Firewall and Private Endpoints.
• Experience managing cloud vulnerability remediation and security findings.
• Understanding of container image security scanning and cloud infrastructure vulnerability management.
• Strong communication documentation stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Wiz Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).
• Experience coordinating with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) providers.
• Knowledge of NYDFS Part 500 FFIEC CCPA or similar regulatory frameworks.
• Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• AZ-500 Azure Security Engineer Associate certification.
• SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect Expert or SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator certification.

You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain security controls within Microsoft Entra ID including Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
• Configure and manage Microsoft Defender for Cloud workload protection using Terraform.
• Implement Azure Policy controls to enforce organizational security and compliance standards.
• Support cloud security hardening initiatives through Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Coordinate vulnerability remediation and security findings with internal and external security teams.
• Support cloud infrastructure and container security vulnerability management processes.
• Prepare security compliance evidence for audits and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure DevOps Security and Operations teams to strengthen Azure security posture.
• Participate in incident response activities within assigned operational responsibilities.
• Maintain technical documentation operational procedures and security evidence.
• Continuously improve cloud security automation and compliance practices.

Qualifications :

• 5 years of experience in Cloud Security Cybersecurity or Security & Compliance.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Policy and Terraform.
• Experience securing Azure networking and managing cloud vulnerabilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About Us

We Are Engineered Different.

At Applaudo talented people design build and scale meaningful AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization we collaborate across design development cloud data and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate make decisions and grow.

We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence Collaborative Teamwork Unsolicited Respect Consistent Transparency and Efficient Communication. These define how we work how we support one another and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast take ownership and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally investing in modern ways of working and leading AI-native transformation at scale.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time