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About the Client

Our client is a globally recognized leader in the automotive industry, renowned for its innovative engineering, advanced technology, and commitment to excellence.

Role: Cloud Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Security Engineer with deep expertise in Azure Entra and strong multi-cloud security experience. This role involves implementing and maintaining security solutions across cloud and Kubernetes environments, with a particular emphasis on identity and access management within Entra. The ideal candidate is a self-driven professional who thrives in solving complex engineering challenges and contributing to secure, scalable cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with platform engineering teams to design, implement, and maintain Microsoft Entra ID solutions.
• Define and enforce configuration and security standards for Entra ID.
• Partner with the platform security team to harden Entra ID configurations and ensure alignment with best practices.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for Entra ID management using Terraform and Python.
• Implement GitOps methodologies for secure and efficient identity operations.
• Support the Enterprise AI Platform team by remediating security misconfigurations across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes environments.
• Participate in vulnerability management, privileged access management, and security process onboarding for engineering teams.
• Provide hands-on assistance in debugging, securing, and optimizing multi-cloud infrastructure components.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering or development experience, with a strong focus on identity and access management and cloud security.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Proficiency in Python, Terraform, and scripting languages such as Bash or PowerShell.
• Solid understanding of security best practices for identity, access, and infrastructure management in Azure, AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes.
• Experience applying DevSecOps principles and working with GitOps workflows.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work autonomously in a distributed environment.

Additional Details

• Location: Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa
• Time Zone: Minimum 4-hour overlap with JST (Japan Standard Time)
• Type: Full-time contract
• Duration: 9–12 months
• Remote: Yes (fully remote)
• Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in their country of residence without employer sponsorship