Cloud Architect
12 days ago
Glasgow
Azure Cloud Security Architect 📍 Remote (UK-based) | 6-Month Contract | Competitive Day Rate We’re supporting a UK client in hiring a hands-on Azure Cloud Security Architect for an initial 6-month contract. This is a technically deep role focused on securing systems end-to-end — across infrastructure, code, data, identity, and specialist hardware integrations. Key Focus Areas: 🔐 Layered Security Architecture • Defence-in-depth across Azure IaaS/PaaS, networking, databases, and applications, • Secure source control and hardened CI/CD pipelines, • Secrets scanning, artefact signing, binary protection, • Azure AD / Entra ID architecture, • Managed identities, PIM, Conditional Access, • Key Vault, HSM-backed key storage, • Secure integration of vaulted/encrypted USB devices, • Controlled endpoint access and secure data egress, • Hardware-aligned cloud identity enforcement We’re Looking For: • Proven Azure Cloud Security Architecture experience, • Strong DevSecOps and application security background, • Deep knowledge of encryption, IAM, and secure design principles, • Experience in high-security or IP-sensitive environments