Job Description & Details
This is a hands-on cloud governance and security engineering gig focused entirely on locking down enterprise-grade Azure environments. You won't just be reviewing dashboards all day; you'll be actively building the guardrails, writing Terraform modules, and enforcing Azure policies that keep multi-cloud infrastructures from leaking data.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
Your day-to-day will revolve around reviewing new Azure architectures, writing strict Azure Policy definitions, and deploying infrastructure-as-code controls using Terraform. You'll spend a lot of time working with JSON templates, reviewing GitHub pull requests, and tracking down security misconfigurations. When vulnerabilities pop up, you are the one partnering with the engineering teams to ensure remediation actually happens without breaking production.
The Core Tech Stack
Microsoft Azure is your bread and butter here, specifically Azure Policy, identity management, and cloud networking. You absolutely must know Terraform inside and out for deploying security guardrails as code, alongside Git and GitHub Actions for managing your workflows. While Azure is the primary playground, having baseline familiarity with AWS, GCP, and OCI will help you navigate their multi-cloud governance model.
Interview Expectations
Expect the hiring manager to throw a complex scenario at you involving an Azure Policy exemption that accidentally exposed a critical resource, and they'll want to know how you would troubleshoot and remediate it using Terraform and JSON. They are secretly testing whether you understand the operational friction of enforcing security at scale without making enemies of the development teams. You'll also likely get quizzed on state management best practices in Terraform when handling security compliance baselines.
Application Advice
Make sure your resume highlights specific instances where you built Azure Policy definitions from scratch and managed Terraform modules in an enterprise setting. Don't just list tools; emphasize your experience with Git workflows, GitHub Actions, and how you've collaborated with engineering teams to drive security findings to resolution. If you can prove you know how to balance strict cloud governance with developer velocity, you'll easily clear the ATS screening.