Senior Azure Security Engineer

Company: Tesco PLC
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Location: Welwyn Garden City
Job Description:

Azure Cloud Security Engineer

Join as an Azure Cloud Security Engineer within the infrastructure security architecture team. Your core purpose will be acting as the go-to subject matter expert between the wider Technology Security area and the Cloud Platform Engineering team for the large Microsoft Azure estate within Tesco, as well as supporting security teams within Technology Security in helping them achieve their security goals, using your knowledge and experience of Azure.

Responsibilities

  • Managing Azure Policy direction and supporting exemptions.
  • Design, review and delivery of upcoming Azure Policies, and assess viability of upcoming policies/approach.
  • Assess suitability and impact of Azure policy exemptions at the team, environment, or global scale, create exemptions at the appropriate scope, and provide approvals upon completion of the suitability assessment.
  • Act as an SME advisor, assess impact of upcoming Azure security‑related change initiatives, and ensure compliance with security policies and standards, delivered through proposed/implemented centralised controls or by reducing friction of consuming organisationally aligned infrastructure.
  • Work with and support key functions of the business to provide security architecture advice and review control appropriateness.
  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders in Cloud Platform Engineering and Infrastructure Architect teams, supporting them with security deliverables and assessing upcoming changes with a security lens.

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Azure best practices and working with teams.
  • Demonstrable experience with Azure CLI, PowerShell or Azure Graph REST API.
  • Minimum five years’ experience in a senior Azure architecture or engineer role.
  • Ability to operate independently with limited support and without additional training required.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experienced infrastructure, security and software development engineers.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Azure. Knowledge of other cloud platforms may be helpful, especially in mapping capabilities and services between public cloud providers.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. We celebrate diversity, recognise its value and opportunity, and provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Tesco is a Disability Confident Leader.

Work Patterns

We offer a range of diverse full‑time and part‑time working patterns across our many business areas. We work in a blended pattern, combining office and remote working. Our offices remain a place to connect, collaborate and innovate.

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Posted: June 3rd, 2026