Tech Stack
AzureCloudCyber SecurityPythonSQLTerraform
About the role
- Serve as the subject matter expert for Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM & SOAR), including rule creation, playbook development, and integration with other security tools.
- Manage and optimize Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Policy to maintain and enhance Azure security posture.
- Design and implement SOAR automation workflows using Azure Logic Apps.
- Build and optimize Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries for detection, threat hunting, reporting, and automation.
- Integrate security controls into DevSecOps pipelines, focusing on Azure DevOps, Terraform, and other CI/CD platforms.
- Implement and maintain application security scanning using Black Duck or similar DAST/SCA tools.
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining IAM systems and solutions
- Troubleshooting, identifying, and resolving technical IAM related issues
- Ensuring that solutions protect information resources against unauthorized use, inappropriate degrees of access, disclosure, damage and/or loss
- Identifying, analyzing and resolving system design weaknesses
- Build, implement and support enterprise-class security systems
- Align organizational security strategy and infrastructure with overall business and technology strategy
- Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats
- Implement and maintain security infrastructure elements to mitigate threats as they emerge
- Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements
- Create solutions that balance business requirements with information and cybersecurity requirements
- Validates IT infrastructure and other reference architectures for security best practices and recommend changes to enhance security and reduce risks, where applicable
- Conducts or facilitate threat modeling of services and applications that tie to the risk and data associated with the service or application
- Test security systems to ensure they behave as expected
- Use current programming language and technologies to writes code, complete programming and performs testing and debugging of applications
- Define, implement and maintain corporate security policies and procedures
- Respond immediately to security-related incidents and provide thorough remedial solutions and analysis
- Regularly communicate vital information, security needs and priorities to upper management
Requirements
- 3-4 years IT security experience
- 5-7 years IT systems engineering experience, with broad understanding of Windows Domain environment, networking, and some Cloud experience, particularly Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Cloud Security Solutions: Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM & SOAR), Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy
- DevSecOps / CI/CD Tools: Azure DevOps, Terraform, pipeline integration for secure deployments
- Application Security Tools: Black Duck or equivalent SAST/DAST/SCA tools (e.g., Checkmarx, Veracode)
- Automation & Scripting: Azure Logic Apps, PowerShell, Python, ARM templates, Bicep
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Microsoft Azure resources — Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Logic Apps, Automation Accounts, SQL, App Services
- Strong security frameworks and concepts: Zero Trust model, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark
- Risk, business impact, control and vulnerability assessments; defining treatment strategies; able to lead security initiatives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate across teams
- Travel required to various operating locations
- Industry certifications related to Security, Systems and Network Engineering, such as Network +, Security +, CCNA, Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience