Managed Services Cyber-Azure Cloud Security AnalystRiskburndown Associate Operate

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Job Description & Summary

Driven by curiosity you are a reliable contributing member of a our fast-paced environment you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm you build a brand for yourself opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills knowledge and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives needs and feelings of others.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
• Actively listen ask questions to check understanding and clearly express ideas.
• Seek reflect act on and give feedback.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance) uphold the Firms code of conduct and independence requirements.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Security Engineer/Analyst with a strong background in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem and cybersecurity operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for implementing monitoring and enhancing security controls across Azure environments. This role focuses on cloud infrastructure protection vulnerability management risk reduction and remediation coordination using Microsoft Defender and related Azure security tools.

Minimum Degree Required:

Bachelors Degree

Minimum Year(s) of Experience:

• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience for experienced associate in cloud security Azure administration or cybersecurity operations.

Certification(s) Preferred:

• SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
• AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Security Operations

• Manage and monitor Microsoft Azure security tools including Defender for Cloud Defender for Servers and Azure Security Center.
• Conduct continuous risk assessments and security posture evaluations to identify misconfigurations vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.
• Coordinate and execute remediation plans in collaboration with application infrastructure and DevOps teams.
• Develop and maintain risk burndown dashboards ensuring visible progress toward reducing identified risks.

Vulnerability Management

• Perform regular vulnerability scans of Azure workloads using integrated tools (Microsoft Defender Qualys Tenable etc.).
• Analyze vulnerability findings and provide prioritized remediation guidance to technical teams.
• Track and report vulnerability closure rates and maintain metrics related to patch compliance and risk reduction.
• Collaborate with security governance teams to align vulnerability management activities with enterprise frameworks.

Security Monitoring & Incident Response

• Integrate security alerts into SIEM platforms (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel) for threat monitoring and incident response.
• Investigate and triage cloud security incidents and support root cause analysis and containment actions.
• Recommend continuous improvements to Azure security configurations and monitoring use cases.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Security or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Azure ecosystem including governance resource management and network security concepts.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft Defender for Servers Azure Security Center and Azure Policy.
• Working knowledge of vulnerability management tools and processes (e.g. Qualys Tenable Defender Rapid7).
• Familiarity with risk remediation planning burndown tracking and security metrics/reporting.
• Solid understanding of identity and access management (IAM) Azure RBAC and least privilege principles.
• Understanding of Azure networking encryption key vaults and storage security.
• Strong analytical communication and stakeholder management skills.

Travel Requirements

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