Senior Azure Security Engineer

Abel Solutions is the digital trust and technology arm of Applied Technical Services, LLC, delivering cybersecurity and Microsoft-based digital solutions. The Senior Azure Security Engineer is responsible for the design, deployment, and operation of secure Azure Government and Microsoft 365 GCC High environments, guiding clients through architecture and compliance processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end to end Azure Government and GCC High engagements from discovery through production handoff
• Facilitate workshops covering compliance scope, CUI boundaries, security posture, and target architecture
• Design and implement secure cloud environments using Zero Trust and defense in depth concepts
• Build and harden Azure Government landing zones, networks, identity, compute, AVD, and operational controls
• Execute architecture decisions across identity, network security, workloads, endpoint security, monitoring, and data protection
• Implement Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, RBAC, and secure privileged administration patterns
• Configure Azure Firewall, NSGs, private endpoints, routing, DNS, and segmentation
• Build secure baselines, reusable templates, reference architectures, and automation components
• Implement monitoring, log analytics, Sentinel detections, incident workflows, and operational readiness
• Support secure collaboration, DLP, retention, and other M365 GCC High security capabilities when applicable
• Provide ongoing managed compliance support including configuration monitoring, patching, vulnerability management, alert handling, and incident response
• Participate in on call rotation for after hours incident handling
• Perform backup validation, DR planning, periodic testing, and quarterly security reviews
• Prepare compliance evidence and documentation aligned with CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements
• Maintain diagrams, SOPs, runbooks, operational documentation, and client ready reporting artifacts
• Stay current on Azure Government and GCC High capabilities and contribute to internal standards and service improvements
• Support internal initiatives, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across practices
• Build strong client relationships and maintain clear communication with leadership and technical teams

Requirements:

• Strong ownership, communication, documentation discipline
• Ability to lead architecture decisions in regulated cloud environments
• Experience with Azure Government and Microsoft 365 GCC High environments
• Knowledge of CUI, CMMC, and NIST 800-171 compliance requirements
• Experience in designing and implementing secure cloud environments using Zero Trust and defense in depth concepts
• Experience in building and hardening Azure Government landing zones, networks, identity, compute, AVD, and operational controls
• Experience in executing architecture decisions across identity, network security, workloads, endpoint security, monitoring, and data protection
• Experience in implementing Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, RBAC, and secure privileged administration patterns
• Experience in configuring Azure Firewall, NSGs, private endpoints, routing, DNS, and segmentation
• Experience in building secure baselines, reusable templates, reference architectures, and automation components
• Experience in implementing monitoring, log analytics, Sentinel detections, incident workflows, and operational readiness
• Experience in providing ongoing managed compliance support including configuration monitoring, patching, vulnerability management, alert handling, and incident response
• Experience in performing backup validation, DR planning, periodic testing, and quarterly security reviews
• Experience in preparing compliance evidence and documentation aligned with CMMC and NIST 800-171 requirements
• Experience in maintaining diagrams, SOPs, runbooks, operational documentation, and client ready reporting artifacts
• Ability to stay current on Azure Government and GCC High capabilities and contribute to internal standards and service improvements
• Experience in supporting internal initiatives, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across practices
• Ability to build strong client relationships and maintain clear communication with leadership and technical teams