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Certification
Demonstrate the skills needed to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
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The Azure Security Engineer implements, manages, and monitors security for resources in Azure, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure. They recommend security components and configurations to protect identity & access, data, applications, and networks.
Responsibilities for an Azure Security Engineer include managing the security posture, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities, performing threat modelling, and implementing threat protection. They may also participate in responding to security incidents.
Azure Security Engineers work with architects, administrators, and developers to plan and implement solutions that meet security and compliance requirements.
The Azure Security Engineer should have practical experience in administration of Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments. The Azure Security Engineer should have a strong familiarity with compute, network, and storage in Azure, as well as Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra.
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