Azure Security Engineer (Remote - USA or Canada)

Responsibilities

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division (Hexagon) is seeking an experienced Azure Security Engineer with a background in on-premises or cloud environments. In this role, you will leverage your extensive knowledge to secure our Azure environment by designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced security features. Your innovative approach to cloud security, combined with hands-on skills such as testing or scripting, will be essential in fortifying our security measures and ensuring robust protection across our infrastructure.

As an Azure Security Engineer, you will partner with development teams and site reliability engineers (SRE) to establish secure development and deployment practices. You will oversee the migration of AWS infrastructure to Azure, improve advanced logging and SIEM solutions, and create security solutions. Your responsibilities will also include conducting security assessments, creating dashboards or reports, and coordinating with external penetration testers.

• Help design and implement secure system architectures, ensuring compliance with regulations and standards while managing business and security risks.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to implement secure, efficient code and deployment strategies.
• Ensure security checks are integrated into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps Security to catch vulnerabilities early.
• Develop, test, and deliver security policy as code using public container platform services.
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to security incidents with logging and SIEM; provide security guidance to project teams and SREs and assist in the remediation of security issues.
• Actively participate in continuous learning to ensure the latest security trends are integrated into Azure environments.
• Understand industry standard controls such as CIS, NIST, GDPR, ISO, and CSA CCM, and review cloud service configurations to ensure compliance with best practices and policies.
  
  

Education / Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with cloud-specific technologies such as Azure and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience in a Cloud Infrastructure Engineering/Platform Engineer/Security Engineer role, deploying and maintaining large-scale public cloud services.
• Strong scripting skills in any language to read and improve existing security scripts and configurations.
• Experience in provisioning security policy as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform to enforce secure code practices and guidelines.
• Practical cloud security experience, particularly in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security incidents.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Up-to-date knowledge of the latest security trends, vulnerabilities, and technology advancements.
• Sound knowledge of Identity and Access Management techniques (Azure AD, RBAC, Identity Protection, PIM, SSO).
• In-depth knowledge of application security principles, secure coding practices, and common security frameworks (OWASP, NIST, etc.).
  
  

Preferred

• Deep understanding of container security in platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with tools such as Azure Security Center, AWS Inspector, Qualys, Nessus, Azure DevOps Security, GitHub Security Lab, OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Azure Policy, AWS Config, and CSPM solutions.
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Experience coordinating with external penetration testers or red teams.
• Proven ability to perform regular vulnerability scans and remediate findings.
• Good networking knowledge (next-gen firewalls, Layer 3 - 7 security, edge security, TLS/mTLS).
• Experience conducting incident response drills and tabletop exercises.
  
  

Hexagon will not sponsor applicants for a work visa for this position.

About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division helps clients design, construct, and operate more profitable, safe, and sustainable industrial facilities. We empower customers to unlock data, accelerate industrial project modernization and digital maturity, increase productivity, and move the sustainability needle.

Our technologies help produce actionable insights that enable better decision-making and intelligence across the asset lifecycle of industrial projects, leading to improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity, which contribute to Economic and Environmental Sustainability.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 25,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.4bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

Why work for Hexagon?

At Hexagon, if you can see it, you can do it. Hexagon’s Asset Lifecyle Intelligence division puts their trust in you so that you can bring your ideas to life. We have emerged as one of the most engaged and enabled workplaces*. We are committed to creating an environment that is truly supportive by providing the resources you need to fully support your ambitions, no matter who you are or where you are in the world.

• In the recently concluded workplace effectiveness survey by Korn Ferry, a global HR advisory firm, Hexagon, Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division has emerged as one of the most Engaged and Enabled workplaces, when compared to similar organizations that Korn Ferry partners with.
  
  

Everyone is welcome

At Hexagon, we believe that diverse and inclusive teams are critical to the success of our people and our business. Everyone is welcome—as an inclusive workplace, we do not discriminate. In fact, we embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all.

Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate, so speak up and be yourself. You are valued here.