Security Engineer

Shift Timing (Including time zone): 7 PM – 4 AM IST

Experience Range: 3 - 5 years

Must Have Skills:

1) Hands-on Defender XDR experience in at least two Microsoft technologies, including:

a. Defender for Endpoint (MDE)

b. Defender for Identity (MDI)

c. Defender for Office 365 (MDO)

d. Defender for Cloud Apps (MDCA)

2) Hands-on Microsoft Sentinel experience, including:

a. Connecting Defender data sources

b. Creating and tunning analytics rules

c. Basic KQL

3) Solid Windows / AD background to support Defender deployments:

4) Prior technical consulting or customer-facing experience (Internal or external).

Bonus Experience:

1) Experience with Logic Apps for building Sentinel playbooks

2) History with competitive security tools (Crowdstrike, Proofpoint, Mimecast, and etc)

3) Microsoft security certs (e.g., SC-300, SC-200, SC-100, AZ-500)

4) Security Copilot

Key Responsibilities:

1) Implement and configure Defender XDR (all relevant Defender products) and Microsoft Sentinel in customer tenants.

2) Onboard and integrate signals from Defender products into Sentinel:

a. Set up data connectors

b. Create and tune analytics rules and incidents

c. Assist with playbooks and basic automation

3) Support pilot, rollout, and tuning of:

a. Defender for Endpoint policies

b. Defender for Identity sensors and detections

c. MDO and MDCA policies and detections

4) Work with Cyclotron architects to turn high-level designs into working deployments:

a. Follow design docs and runbooks

b. Provide feedback and suggest improvements from the field

5) Assist with investigations and operations:

a. Use Defender and Sentinel to triage alerts

b. Run KQL queries, build saved queries and simple workbooks

6) Help improve internal tools and standards for Defender XDR and Sentinel deployments (scripts, templates, checklists).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund
• Work from home

Application Question(s):

• Mention Notice Period
• Mention Current CTC

Experience:

• Security Engineer: 3 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Required)

Work Location: Remote