Sr. Microsoft Cloud Security Engineer

Job Title: Sr. Microsoft Cloud Security Engineer

About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Microsoft Cloud Security Engineer to assess cloud security and data protection capabilities, with a focus on CASB, DLP, application control, and binary allowlisting readiness. This role will be responsible for evaluating the current security landscape, identifying implementation dependencies, and developing a phased roadmap for future enablement initiatives. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Microsoft security environments and be able to translate technical findings into clear recommendations, governance considerations, and implementation planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess current cloud security and data protection capabilities across Microsoft and Cisco security environments.
• Review available licensing, platform capabilities, and security tooling coverage.
• Identify priority SaaS application coverage areas and evaluate cloud application visibility requirements.
• Evaluate DLP use cases, data protection requirements, dependencies, and operational considerations.
• Assess current application execution controls, software inventory, and application usage patterns.
• Identify operational impacts, prerequisites, and dependencies for future application control and binary allowlisting initiatives.
• Develop phased recommendations, readiness assessments, and high-level implementation roadmaps.
• Document findings, platform comparisons, priority use cases, and future-state governance considerations.

Must-have Requirements

• Senior-level experience in cloud security, Microsoft security, or enterprise IT security roles.
• Strong experience assessing Microsoft security capabilities and cloud security environments.
• Experience with CASB assessment, readiness, or implementation planning.
• Experience with DLP assessment, readiness, data protection requirements, or policy planning.
• Understanding of SaaS application visibility, cloud application governance, and security monitoring needs.
• Experience assessing application execution controls, software inventory, and operational dependencies.
• Ability to define implementation prerequisites and phased security enablement roadmaps.
• Strong documentation skills, including readiness assessments, recommendations, dependency analysis, and governance considerations.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Experience with Cisco security capabilities.
• Knowledge of binary allowlisting and application control frameworks.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, or related Microsoft security platforms.
• Familiarity with licensing assessments and platform capability comparisons.
• Experience supporting future-state governance models for CASB, DLP, or application control operations.
• Experience working with software inventory analysis and endpoint application governance.