Azure Network Security Architect
Posted 1 day ago by Vallum Associates
£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Azure Network Security Architect role involves designing and implementing Azure cloud services and network solutions while ensuring security and compliance with industry standards. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and includes responsibilities for network assessments and performance optimization. The role is hybrid, requiring both onsite and remote work. This is a contract position classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, design, and implement Azure Cloud Services including Virtual Machines, App Services, and more.
- Design and implement VNETs, Subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway, and network solutions.
- Support automation and DevOps with ARM Templates, Terraform, PowerShell, and CI/CD Pipelines.
- Optimize performance and costs through autoscaling, load balancing, and reserved instances.
- Implement and enforce security policies and ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Conduct assessments of enterprise network landscapes and document findings and recommendations.
- Create detailed reports on network, server, and security assessments.
Key Skills:
- Expertise in Azure Cloud Services and networking solutions.
- Strong knowledge of security policies and compliance standards (ISO, NIST).
- Experience with automation tools such as ARM Templates, Terraform, and PowerShell.
- Ability to assess and optimize network performance and security posture.
- Strong documentation and reporting skills.
- Experience with Zero Trust Architecture and Identity & Access Management.
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: Azure Network Security Architect
Location: Hybrid London
Duration: Contract Inside IR35 500GBP/Day Outside IR35 Initially, a 1-month contract will be issued, which is extendable up to 12 months. During the first month, the candidate will be required to work 2 weeks onsite and 2 weeks remotely. After that, the role will move to a hybrid working model.
Cloud Engineering / Networking Responsibilities:
- Develop, Design and implement- Azure Cloud Services: Azure Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS, Functions, Storage, Monitor
- Develop, Design and implement VNETs, Subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, SDWAN and network solutions
- Automation & DevOps -Design and implement support for ARM Templates, Terraform, PowerShell, CI/CD Pipelines
- Performance & Cost Optimization – Autoscaling, Load Balancing, Reserved Instances
- Design for scalability, reliability, availability, and security of systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and maintain resilient systems.
- Investigate and evaluate market and technology trends
- Foster a collaborative troubleshooting environment.
Security and Compliance:
- Implement and adhere to and enforce security policies and best practices.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO, NIST).
- Remediate vulnerabilities and provide systems built with security by design.
- Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture
- Support Identity & Access Management Standards, Azure AD, RBAC
System / Networking Assessment Responsibilities:
- Review and assess the enterprise network landscape including LAN, WAN, Fiber and Voice for Hollister’s Tennessee locations.
- Evaluate on-prem and cloud network security posture.
- Assess server and compute platforms across on-prem and cloud environments.
- Review storage, backup, restore and disaster recovery solutions.
- Document consolidated findings, and recommendations for the above.
- Create Network Assessment Report – Architecture and configuration details of network Devices
- Create Server Assessment Report - Capacity, performance, availability details of On-prem and cloud servers
- Create Security Assessment Report - Identified risks and vulnerabilities on network, server, access control & firewall.
Priyanka Sharma Senior Delivery Consultant Office: 02033759240 Email: psharma@vallumassociates.com