Azure Security Architect, Cloud Architect, Azure Engineer

Chigozie

ID Verified
5,000/mo
Lagos, Nigeria
Looking for Full-time
8 hours/day
Availability: US / EU timezone

Profile Description

I design cloud environments that are secure by default — architected with Zero Trust principles and automated through Infrastructure-as-Code for production-ready scale. Over 7+ years in cloud engineering, architecture, and cybersecurity, I translate business requirements into secure, production-ready Azure solutions, applying security risk-driven design decisions across identity, network, and workload layers. I partner closely with stakeholders and leadership to align security architecture wit...

Top Skills

Azure · 7 yearsCI/CD Pipelines · <1 yearTerraform · <1 year

Skills & Expertise

Software Development

AzureExpert
CI/CD PipelinesBeginner
TerraformBeginner

Work Experience

Cloud Solutions & Security Specialist

Eastbay

Jan 2022 - Mar 2026

Key Achievements:

• Designed and deployed a secure application publishing architecture using Application Gateway with WAF, enabling secure external access and cyber threats mitigation. • Developed and implemented Cloud security policies across the organization, resulting in zero data breaches over 4 years • Delivered 5% -10% cloud cost savings across multiple clients through architecture optimization and adoption of cost-efficient cloud solutions. • Architected disaster recovery solutions across cloud and on-premises environments, increasing data recovery speed by 50% and achieving 99.9% uptime, enhancing business continuity. • Improved threat detection and incident response by implementing Microsoft Sentinel, XDR, and EDR solutions, enhancing proactive monitoring and reducing security response times by 30%

Azure

Quick Stats

Age44 years
English LevelFluent
ID VerificationVerified

Certifications

Azure Architect Expert
Microsoft Cybersecurity Expert

Education

Master's Degree

Aston University UK

2015 - 2017