Microsoft Senior Technical Program Manager Azure Sovereign 

Germany 

983508277

The Azure Platform Operations Team is seeking a dedicated and dynamic professional to play an essential role in connecting Public Azure with the Sovereign cloud. In this pivotal role, you will work intimately with stakeholders and the Azure Global Engineering Team to manage and sustain the vital elements of this connection, guaranteeing the seamless provision of these cloud services and fostering robust communication with our esteemed clients.

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent and hands-on experience in providing operations support to complex IT environments.
• Fluency with the German and English language skills.
• Experience as Data Protection Officer (DPO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or CISO Deputy.
• Experience in Kusto / data visualisation.

Preferred:

• CISSP/CISM certification or equivalent.
• An understanding of risk management.
• Experience with regulated environments, GDPR, EUDB, ISO27001 or equivalent.
• Expertise analysing distributed systems and critical production service environments.
• Experience in DevOps lifecycle.
• Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) or any other Cloud Certification.

Cloud Background check:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

• You will be responsible for being an expert in how we develop and implement robust security, privacy, and compliance practices, aligned with accreditation authority standards, utilizing your extensive audit experience.
• You will support the design and execution of a unified control framework, customized to meet the specific requirements of local certification and controls.
• You will deputise for the Compliance Manager supporting the strategic planning and execution of compliance analysis, control mapping, audits, and dashboards, leveraging your expertise in international framework mapping for compliance success.
• Manage critical stakeholder engagements, including calls and meetings that may occur outside of standard business hours, while fostering collaboration with international teams.
• Enhance your technical and professional expertise to address complex certification enquiries, through ongoing training and readiness initiatives.
• Utilize your well-honed playbook, developed from years of experience in supporting accreditations and managing compliance for large-scale systems.
• Navigate the BSI landscape with ease, bringing significant experience in managing the testing, certification, and accreditation of IT products and services.