Cloud Security Engineer

Cloud Security Engineer - 3-month contract - London - Outside of IR35My client is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer to play a key role in strengthening and maturing their cloud security posture across a Microsoft Azure environment.Having recently completed a comprehensive security audit, the organisation is now focused on implementing a series of security recommendations as part of a wider security improvement programme aligned to NIST and ISO27001 frameworks. This role will be instrumental in delivering those improvements and helping shape the future security architecture and governance standards across the business.Required Experience from the Cloud Security Engineer:Proven experience in a Cloud Security Engineer or similar cybersecurity roleStrong hands-on experience securing Microsoft Azure environmentsExperience with Microsoft Security tools in needed for example:Microsoft Entra IDMicrosoft DefenderAzure BastionMicrosoft SentinelMicrosoft PurviewStrong understanding of cloud security best practices and security frameworksExperience implementing security controls following audits or gap assessmentsKnowledge of NIST and/or ISO27001Experience with: Conditional Access, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access, Management (PAM), SIEM, monitoring, Endpoint securityKey Responsibilities of the Cloud Security Engineer:Implement and remediate recommendations identified through recent security audits and assessmentsSupport the organisation''s ongoing ..... full job details .....