Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ensono is a technology adviser and managed service provider dedicated to helping clients achieve key business outcomes. The Azure Public Cloud Senior Consultant will lead secure design workshops, implement Azure architectures, and manage security governance while mentoring other consultants in secure Azure design and implementation.
Responsibilities
- Lead secure design workshops with customers, incorporating security and compliance requirements
- Design Azure architectures with security and hardening as foundational principles
- Implement Azure landing zones aligned with governance, identity, and security best practices
- Define and document security controls, guardrails, and baseline configurations
- Ensure designs align with customer regulatory and risk requirements (e.g., financial services, healthcare, government)
- Build and configure Azure environments with a strong emphasis on: Identity and access management, Network segmentation and perimeter security, Secure connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute)
- Implement environment hardening for Azure resources and virtual machines
- Apply security baselines, policies, and configuration standards
- Support secure migrations and modernization of workloads into Azure
- Validate environments through testing, review, and remediation of security gaps
- Implement and manage Azure governance controls (management groups, policies)
- Configure and integrate Azure security and monitoring services
- Support customer security reviews, audits, and risk assessments
- Act as the technical security escalation point within assigned engagements
- Partner with customer security teams to ensure ongoing compliance and risk management
- Serve as the senior technical lead for Azure delivery within the engagement
- Mentor and guide other consultants on secure Azure design and implementation
- Conduct peer reviews of designs and configurations with a security lens
- Contribute to internal standards, patterns, and reusable security assets
Skills
- 7+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or security-focused engineering roles
- 3+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering Microsoft Azure solutions
- Demonstrated experience securing and hardening enterprise cloud environments
- Prior experience in consulting, professional services, or customer-facing delivery roles
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Certification)
- Azure networking (VNets, VPN, ExpressRoute, peering, gateways)
- Azure identity and access management (Azure AD, hybrid identity)
- Azure security architecture and auditing
- Azure tenant and subscription governance (management groups, policies)
- Azure Site Recovery (ASR) for secure migration and DR
- Infrastructure as Code using ARM templates (JSON)
- Automation and scripting using PowerShell
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience presenting security and technical concepts to customer stakeholders
- Strong stakeholder management and risk-awareness
- Self-directed, detail-oriented, and delivery-focused
- Be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Must be a Green Card Holder or U.S. Citizen
- Successfully pass background checks required by customer engagements
- Meet client data residency, access, and security requirements
- Be willing to travel occasionally to customer sites as needed
- Azure DevOps and CI/CD with security controls
- Secure application modernization (PaaS / serverless)
- Containers and Kubernetes (AKS) with security best practices
- Azure database security and encryption
- Experience with cloud security platforms (e.g., Palo Alto, Barracuda)
- Experience supporting regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, SLED)
- Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (Strongly Preferred)
- Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (Preferred)
Benefits
- Unlimited Paid Days Off
- Three health plan options
- 401k with company match
- Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
- Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement
- Paid childbearing and paternal leave
- Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
- Sabbatical leave
- Wellness program
- Flexible work schedule
- Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance
- Role-based, sales-incentive plan
- Equity grant under our Associate Equity Appreciation Program
Company Overview
Ensono delivers managed IT services to optimize and modernize mainframes, infrastructure, and cloud for clients. It was founded in 1969, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.ensono.com.