Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Cloud & Incident Response
Core
Strengthen cloud security posture, lead incident response, and advance data security/zero-trust initiatives using Microsoft security stack.
Role type
Senior IC cybersecurity engineer (cloud & incident response)
Builds
Azure and multicloud security controls, incident response playbooks, detection rules, and data protection policies
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Incident Response
Required skills
Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Defender for Cloud, Entra ID, Intune, Microsoft Purview, KQL, Azure cloud security, PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API
Preferred skills
Palo Alto Networks, Tanium, CASB, SSPM, digital forensics, MXDR, managed SOC (via careerplan.io/jobs/gd1bcb91-senior-cybersecurity-engineer-cloud-incident-response-at-widenet-consulting)
Technologies
Azure, Microsoft 365, PowerShell, SharePoint, Office 365
Responsibilities
Harden Azure and multicloud environments against benchmarks; remediate Defender for Cloud findings; implement workload protection and IaC security checks; address cloud identity and entitlement risks; operationalize incident response playbooks aligned with NIST SP 800-61; lead investigations across cloud, identity, endpoint, email, and SaaS environments; manage incident containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reporting; coordinate with managed detection and response provider; design and facilitate tabletop exercises; optimize Microsoft Sentinel for signal quality and cost efficiency; develop and maintain KQL analytic rules and hunting queries; map detection coverage to MITRE ATT&CK; reduce false positives and improve alert enrichment via SOAR playbooks; design and deploy Microsoft Purview DLP policies and sensitivity labels; operate Insider Risk Management; advance zero-trust maturity across identity, device, network, application, and data pillars; implement conditional access, PIM, device compliance, and least-privilege access models; support segmentation and egress control initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC