About this role
About the Role EY Infosec is seeking a Cloud Security consultant with expertise in cloud security architecture, configuration, and governance across the Microsoft Azure platform with subject matter expertise on Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) technology and its integration into development, release, and operational practices. This is a hands-on role to guide, implement and maintain the security of cloud services and infrastructure. The consultant will lead the enablement of CNAPP technology and apply best practices for secure deployments to proactively identify and mitigate security risks for EY’s business applications hosted in the Azure environment. The ideal candidate will also have familiarity with other cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS. What You'll Do
- SME (subject matter expert) to mature/advance our cloud security posture using the Wiz CNAPP across the Azure cloud platform.
- Guide and help Integrating Wiz to drive risk-based remediation with product/DevOps teams and automate guardrails that keep our environment compliant and resilient.
- Drive the implementation of existing and new features of Wiz and build the capabilities of CNAPP within EY.
- Develop, tune, and enforce security policies, requirements, standards, and procedures for cloud environments and containerized workloads, including Kubernetes clusters setup, and orchestration solutions, emphasizing vulnerability reduction and compliance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shift left (IaC scanning in CI/CD, approve/deny policies), integrate security best practices into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Develop and implement security automation solutions to continuously monitor cloud environments for compliance, threats, and performance anomalies.
- Automate ingestion of security defects and vulnerability findings to Jira/ServiceNow.
- Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and threat modeling for cloud environments.
- Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks in cloud infrastructure using automated/customized methods.
- Work with cross-functional teams, including security architects, engineers, developers and product owners to explore new ideas and develop innovative ways to automate, monitor, and improve security at scale across cloud platforms.
- Work with Security Ops and Incident response teams to investigate and remediate security incidents, providing expertise on cloud-specific attack vectors and mitigation strategies.
- Generate dashboards and executive metrics (risk reduction, SLA adherence, coverage) for assigned portfolio of business products and services.
- Report related security risks, incidents, and findings to leadership and relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, deliverables, and expectations, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Identify gaps in existing security tools and services, and, when necessary, collaborate with development teams to create custom security solutions to protect the organization. What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of experience working as a Cloud Security Engineer/Architect with Wiz (or similar CNAPP platforms and capabilities)
- Hands-on experience with Wiz (or similar CNAPP) capabilities at Enterprise level including – CSPM, CWPP, Vulnerability scanning, Compliance assessments, DevSecOps integration
- CI/CD familiarity (GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps)
- IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)
- Scripting/automation (Rego/Python/TypeScript), APIs/webhooks, event pipelines
- Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and practices.
- Must possess excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
- Relevant security certifications such as CISSP or GIAC certs or Azure Security Engineer is a plus
- Frameworks: CIS Benchmarks, NIST 800‑53, 800‑190, ISO 27001/27002, SOC 2 and other Nice to Have
- Familiarity with other cloud platforms such as GCP and AWS
- Experience working in DevSecOps for cloud-native workloads across multi-cloud environments