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Excelraise, LLC is seeking a Cloud Security Architect – Expert for our client in 1020 Birch Ridge Drive, Raleigh, NC.

• Supplemental Staffing is needed to support the Microsoft Azure cloud tenant build and configuration, specifically focusing on security compliance design, implementation, operations, and assessment in support of DMV Modernization efforts.
• The candidate will need tocome on-site on the first day to collect equipment.
  All candidates must be local to the Triangle region of North Carolina.
  This position may require on-site attendance when business needs warrantin-person participation, such as scheduled meetings or other task-specificactivities.

Skills

• Design and maintain secure Azure architectures across identity, networking, data protection, logging/monitoring, and governance. | Required | 5 | Years
• Develop and enforce Azure security standards, policies, and reference architectures aligned to organizational and regulatory requirements. | Required | 5 | Years
• Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews for the Azure cloud environment and NCDMV Modernization efforts. | Required | 5 | Years
• Provide expert guidance on Azure-native security tooling (e.g., Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Azure Policy, Key Vault, Monitor, Log Analytics) | Required | 5 | Years
• Deep expertise with Azure security services | Required | 5 | Years
• Strong understanding of cloud networking security: Zero Trust, routing, segmentation, firewalls, DNS, PKI, IAM, and secure landing zone architectures. | Required | 5 | Years
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks and mapping security controls (NIST 800 53, NIST 800 171, PCI DSS, FIPS, state security standards). | Required | 5 | Years
• Experience designing and evaluating secure multi tenant architectures and enterprise governance models in Microsoft Azure. | Required | 5 | Years
• Expertise integrating third party solutions (Cloudflare, Palo Alto, etc.) with Azure security and monitoring. | Required | 5 | Years
• Proficiency with automation and IaC: ARM/Bicep, Terraform, GitHub/Azure DevOps pipelines, and policy as code. | Required | 5 | Years
• Ability to translate security requirements into actionable architectural and technical guidance and configurations. | Required | 5 | Years
• Strong documentation skills for security standards, baselines, and system security plans. | Required | 5 | Years
• Experience and strong skills in identifying options for security assessments of the Azure environment and producing detailed and executive summary sec | Required | 5 | Years