Technical Skills Required
Mandatory:
- Implementation, configuration and management of end-point detection and response (EDR) tools like CrowdStrike Falcon.
- Configuration and security administration for Microsoft 365 (O365, Defender and Azure)
- Implementation, configuration and management of SIEM tools for monitoring security parameters across IT infrastructure in the data center and cloud.
- Experience with implementation, configuration and management of data-loss-prevention (DLP) tools
- Foundational knowledge and understanding of incident analysis, root cause analysis and risk assessment.
- Foundational knowledge and experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), including Privileged Access Management (PAM) and User access reviews.
Good to have:
- Familiarity with ISO 27001, industry standards, and product security certifications.
Desirable Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
- Microsoft 365 Certified Security Administrator
- Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500)
- GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
- AWS Certified Security
- (ISC) 2 Certified in Cybersecurity
- CrowdStrike Falcon Administrator
Role and Responsibilities:
- Deploy, configure, and administer enterprise security tools across infrastructure and applications.
- Review, analyze and respond to alerts from security tools.
- Evaluate defensive capabilities and identify opportunities to simplify and improve security coverage and efficiency of operations.
- Stay abreast of new tools and techniques to raise the security baseline for the organization
- Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on cyber defenses.
- Support security certifications like ISO27001 and SOC2 for Accops.
- Review infrastructure design and architecture for security and compliance.
- Strengthen cloud and IT infrastructure security posture (Azure, AWS, O365) with a focus on defensive security controls.
- Oversee identity lifecycle, authentication mechanisms, and access controls through IAM frameworks.