Cloud Security Architect

🕒 5 days ago

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $140k - $190k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Huron

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2002

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Healthcare • Logistics • Marketing

Huron Consulting Group is a global consultancy that provides a wide range of services including strategy, operations, advisory, digital, technology, and analytics solutions to various sectors such as healthcare, education, energy, and financial services. Huron helps organizations navigate complex challenges and drive growth through tailored solutions and innovative strategies. The company employs a team of experts dedicated to delivering high-impact solutions that address the unique needs of each client, focusing on areas such as managed services, outsourcing, and leadership development.

📋 Description

• Lead security architecture assessments for new and existing applications, systems, and integrations across cloud and hybrid environments • Develop secure architecture patterns addressing data protection, access control, network segmentation, and resilience • Participate in threat modeling exercises and guide secure design decisions • Assess and validate security requirements for emerging technologies, including AI services and platforms • Serve as the primary subject matter expert for cloud security, with emphasis on Microsoft Azure • Evaluate and improve cloud configurations across identity, networking, compute, storage, and platform services • Analyze and document the cloud environment, identify security gaps, and develop prioritized remediation roadmaps • Design and implement cloud security policies and guardrails using cloud-native tooling • Author scripts and automation to audit, monitor, and remediate undesirable configurations • Design and implement Infrastructure as Code to enforce security baselines and automate deployments • Provide subject matter expertise across cloud security posture management, IAM, and server/endpoint protection • Contribute to strategic security initiatives and roadmaps • Monitor and evaluate information security safeguards and remediate discovered gaps • Support incident response activities through root cause analysis and remediation • Coordinate with business stakeholders to implement security controls without adversely impacting operations

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field • 8+ years of hands-on information security experience • At least 3 years in a dedicated security architecture role • Strong experience with Microsoft Azure security services and architecture • Ability to evaluate and secure configurations across identity, networking, compute, storage, and platform services • Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language; Python or PowerShell preferred • Ability to design and implement Infrastructure as Code for security automation and baseline enforcement • Strong understanding of ISO 27001, NIST, HITRUST, and/or SOC 2 • Proficiency with SAML, OAuth/OIDC, and LDAP • Ability to work independently, analyze complex environments, and produce clear, actionable documentation • Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams and influence without authority • Experience with AWS and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in addition to Azure preferred • Experience with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management preferred • Networking and firewalling experience, including next-generation firewalls in cloud environments preferred • Experience securing microservices, serverless, and container-based architectures preferred • Experience securing AI/ML services and platforms preferred • Relevant cloud security certifications such as AZ-500, AZ-305, AZ-104, AWS Security Specialty, or AWS Solutions Architect preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual incentive compensation program • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Wellness programs • 401(k) plan with a generous employer match • Employee stock purchase plan • Generous Paid Time Off policy • Paid parental leave • Adoption assistance • Free annual health screenings and coaching • Bank at work • On-site workshops • Ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of employees