Cloud Security DevSecOps Engineer (Azure Focus)

Job Description

BMO is currently sourcing for a Cloud Security DevSecOps Engineer (Azure Focus).
This is a Remote contract role in Toronto.

Role Overview:

The DevOps Specialist - Expert will focus on designing, maintaining, and enhancing Azure cloud security patterns, policies, and baseline controls. This role emphasizes security engineering, policy-as-code, and cloud platform security enablement, working closely with principal architects and engineering teams to implement secure Azure configurations and improve cloud-native security controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain Azure security patterns and baseline controls.
• Develop, update, and implement Azure security policies using Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
• Manage governance controls and maintain reusable security modules and policy templates.
• Support principal engineers with Azure Foundry initiatives, Defender deployments, security monitoring, and identity architecture reviews.
• Continuously improve cloud security automation and reduce manual security processes.
• Enhance cloud security guardrails and drive solutions to improve security patterns.

Must-Have Skills:

• Experience updating and maintaining security policies and patterns in Azure using Terraform and/or Bicep, including Policy-as-Code concepts.
• Strong knowledge of Azure security services such as Microsoft Defender, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Azure Landing Zones, and network security policy configurations.
• Experience reviewing, updating, and implementing security baseline controls and configurations for cloud workloads.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub-based DevSecOps workflows, including policy and pattern code management.
• Ability to work independently in an engineering-focused environment.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Deep experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Monitor, and Defender.
• Experience with AI security initiatives, Azure AI Foundry, or securing emerging cloud AI services.
• Knowledge of Threat Modeling methodologies and secure-by-design principles.
• Experience with Wiz Cloud, Wiz Code, Runtime/Defend, and integrating Wiz findings into GitHub workflows.
• Prior experience in highly regulated environments such as banking or financial services.

Ideal Candidate:

• Proven track record of driving cloud security improvements with minimal oversight.
• Experience collaborating with principal architects and engineering teams on cloud security architecture.
• Familiarity with emerging cloud AI security challenges and solutions.
• Background in regulated industries enhancing compliance and security posture.

Qualifications

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