Azure Cloud and Security Engineer

Azure Cloud and Security Engineer

Location: Phoenix AZ (Hybrid)
Position Type: Staff Augmentation (Contract)
Work Schedule: Full-Time 40 hours/week (Day Shift)
Contract Duration: April 27 2026 July 31 2026
Pay Type: Hourly

The Arizona Corporation Commission (AZCC) is seeking a highly skilled Azure Cloud and Security Engineer to design implement and secure cloud-based infrastructure and applications within Microsoft Azure. This role supports enterprise IT development cybersecurity and compliance initiatives by managing cloud environments enforcing security controls and producing high quality technical documentation.

The engineer will be responsible for proactive and reactive security measures to ensure system availability integrity and reliability while supporting Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) programs.

Hybrid Schedule: Initially 3 days onsite per week transitioning to 2 days onsite per week.

• Design and deploy scalable secure and cost effective Azure cloud solutions
• Implement and manage Azure compute networking storage and identity services
• Monitor and optimize performance availability and cost utilization

• Implement Zero Trust and defense in depth security architectures
• Configure and monitor Azure security baselines and threat detection tooling
• Perform vulnerability analysis remediation and security hardening
• Enforce compliance with regulatory and security frameworks

• Build and maintain Azure environments using IaC tools such as Bicep ARM templates or Terraform
• Automate deployments configuration and operations using PowerShell Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions

• Implement monitoring and logging using Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Microsoft Sentinel
• Provide Tier 3 support for cloud and security incidents
• Support Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity testing and readiness

• Develop and maintain technical documentation SOPs runbooks and flowcharts
• Create architecture and process diagrams using Visio or Lucidchart
• Collaborate with developers compliance teams and IT operations staff
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non technical stakeholders

• Microsoft Azure Architecture & Core Services

  • Compute: VMs App Services Azure Functions
  • Networking: VNets NSGs Azure Firewall ExpressRoute
  • Storage: Blob File Disk
  • Identity: Azure AD RBAC Conditional Access
  • Monitoring: Azure Monitor Log Analytics Microsoft Sentinel

• Cloud Security & Compliance

  • Azure Defender for Cloud Key Vault Security Center
  • Zero Trust architecture and secure access patterns
  • Regulatory frameworks: NIST 800 53 CJIS HIPAA FedRAMP CIS Benchmarks

• Enterprise IT Practices

  • ITIL-based incident change and problem management
  • Documentation standards and lifecycle management

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Systems or a related field
• 5 years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering roles
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Required)
• Strong proficiency in PowerShell scripting
• Proven experience designing and supporting production Azure environments

• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert or SC 200 / SC 300
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• CompTIA Security or equivalent certification
• Experience working with Security SIEM tools (e.g. Microsoft Sentinel or comparable solutions)

• Local candidates only must reside in Arizona at time of submission
• Resume must clearly state current location
• Availability for in person interviews within one week of posting close
• Ability to start within two (2) weeks of offer
• Background check and drug screening required (HireRight)
• Employment contingent on issuance of State of Arizona purchase order

• U.S. work authorization required
• Position subject to security requirements