Senior Azure Cloud Security Engineer | Critical Infrastructure

Senior Azure Cloud Security Engineer | Critical Infrastructure

Zürich Region, Switzerland (Hybrid)

Are you an experienced cybersecurity professional who wants to secure a highly available Azure platform supporting some of Switzerland's most critical operations?

We are supporting a prestigious Swiss organisation in the search for a Senior Azure Security Engineer to join its advanced Cloud Platform function.

This is a newly created position offering the opportunity to shape cloud security from within the engineering environment-not simply review it from the outside. You will work closely with cloud, platform and cybersecurity specialists to embed security into architecture, automation, delivery and operational processes.

Your Responsibilities

• Engineer and implement security requirements across a complex Microsoft Azure environment
• Identify, evaluate and help remediate cybersecurity risks affecting the cloud platform
• Design preventive security controls based on recognised industry practices
• Support cloud projects by establishing protection requirements and designing practical security solutions
• Embed security earlier within cloud engineering and delivery processes
• Develop and continuously improve cloud security concepts, standards and technical guidelines
• Review cloud architectures, configurations and services from a security perspective
• Contribute to infrastructure automation and secure Infrastructure as Code
• Support the secure use of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS services
• Document solutions and transfer knowledge across technical teams
• Act as a trusted security partner to cloud engineers, architects and operational stakeholders

Your Background

• Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline
• Several years of professional experience in cybersecurity, ideally with a strong cloud-security focus
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure and its native security capabilities
• Understanding of security across SaaS, PaaS and IaaS environments
• Experience identifying technical risks and implementing effective security controls
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as NIST and ISO/IEC 27001
• Strong understanding of secure architecture, identity, access control and cloud governance
• Fluent English communication skills and a good command of German (to at least B1 level)

Particularly Valuable Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas would be highly attractive:

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud or Microsoft Defender XDR
• Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access and Zero Trust
• Identity and Access Management
• Privileged Identity or Access Management
• Azure Kubernetes Service
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Git, GitHub and GitHub Actions
• CI/CD security and DevSecOps
• Security auditing, penetration testing or offensive security
• Threat modelling and secure architecture reviews
• Critical infrastructure or another highly regulated enterprise environment

Your Personality

Technical capability is important, but personality and teamwork matter just as much.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Collaborative, approachable and genuinely team-oriented
• Proactive and hands-on, while remaining humble
• Comfortable working across different technical disciplines
• Able to communicate security risks in clear and practical language
• Capable of influencing teams without becoming an unnecessary blocker
• Analytical and comfortable navigating complex technical dependencies
• Motivated to learn and contribute within an agile environment

This role will suit someone who sees cybersecurity as an engineering partnership-not simply an audit or compliance function.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Join a highly respected Swiss organisation operating an exceptionally important national environment
• Take on a newly created role with the opportunity to make a visible impact
• Help shape the continued development of a mature Azure cloud-security platform
• Work with modern technology in a complex, resilient and highly available IT environment
• Collaborate with experienced cloud, infrastructure and cybersecurity specialists
• Benefit from strong support for certifications, training and professional development
• Attractive pension scheme and progressive social benefits
• 25-30 days of annual leave, depending on the applicable employment conditions
• Additional company-wide paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Hybrid model offering up to two home-office days per week
• Modern offices situated immediately beside excellent public-transport connections