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# Defender for Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** OpenKyber LLC
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Online Services, Cloud Database, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Domain Name System (DNS), Multi-Factor Authentication, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, OAuth, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Openid Connect, Azure Active Directory, Zero Trust Network Access, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Single Sign-On, Backup and Restore, Data Logging, Enterprise Software Applications, Data Classification, Cyberark, Microsoft Power Automate, Azure Powershell, Agentic-AI, Microsoft InTune, Information Technology, Google Cloud Functions, Atlassian Tools, Hashicorp
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us97e5d125c51ed5a98f8996331fda7e13

## About the Role

Job Description: 8+ years of hands-on experience in Identity and Access Management and cloud automation, particularly within the Microsoft ecosystem. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex infrastructure and identity-related issues. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Deep experience with Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access, Identity Governance, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM). Familiarity with Microsoft 365 services such as Exchange Online, Defender, Purview, Sentinel, Intune, and related platforms. Strong automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Microsoft Graph API. Working knowledge of Azure services, including Function Apps and Logic Apps. Experience in onboarding and managing enterprise applications in Azure Entra ID. Advanced knowledge of SSO protocols, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SAML. Experience with privileged access
tools (Azure PIM, CyberArk), secrets management (HashiCorp Vault or Azure Key Vault), and workload identity patterns (SPIFFE & SPIRE). Familiarity with Non-Human Identity (NHI) governance, including service accounts and AI agents; exposure to policy as code frameworks such as OPA/Rego. Good to have familiarity with Microsoft Purview for DLP and data classification. Strong understanding of multi-factor authentication and FIDO2. Familiarity with IT security frameworks and compliance standards. Knowledge of logging, monitoring, and alerting practices for identity and access events. Basic understanding of email security and DNS. Experience with backup and recovery strategies for identity-related services. Understanding of Zero Trust Architecture principles. Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
Job Responsibilities: Lead enterprise-wide IAM standardization, including identity lifecycle management, access governance, and policy enforcement across global regions. Drive automation across IAM to streamline administration and improve user experience. Support onboarding of enterprise applications into Azure Entra ID, including Single Sign On (SSO), Conditional Access, and role-based access control (RBAC). Enhance privileged access management and implement scalable monitoring, alerting, and auditability to support a secure, geographically distributed workforce. Collaborate with IT, Networking, and Security teams to troubleshoot identity-related issues and support global infrastructure initiatives. Advance Zero Trust Identity Fabric principles such as continuous verification, least privilege access, and identity-aware policy enforcement across users, devices, workloads, and non-human identities.
Education : Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.