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# Security Operations Engineer

- **Company:** COMPTON DENN INC.
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Business Systems, Cyber Security, Information Leak Prevention, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Microsoft Security Essentials, Cloud Platform System, Cybercrime
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://computerjobs.com/us/en/mob/job/A443B1E0B403EC131F

## About the Role

* Strong experience within a Security Operations (SOC) environment
 * Hands-on experience investigating and responding to security incidents
 * Experience with Microsoft Defender XDR and security monitoring platforms
 * Knowledge of threat hunting methodologies and detection engineering
 * Experience working with network security technologies, ideally Zscaler
 * Understanding of Identity & Access Management (IAM) principles and technologies
 * Experience supporting or administering Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls
 * Familiarity with Microsoft security technologies and cloud environments

## Description

Job Summary: Seeking for a Security Operations Engineer to join one of our highly regulated client on a contract basis. you'll be responsible for monitoring, detecting, investigating, and responding to security threats across Microsoft and hybrid environments. you'll play a key role in safeguarding critical business systems through proactive threat hunting, incident response, detection engineering, and operational support of core security programmes., * Investigate and respond to escalated security incidents and events

 * Perform event-based and policy-based threat hunting activities
 * Develop and maintain threat detections within Microsoft Defender XDR
 * Support network security monitoring and detection capabilities using Zscaler
 * Analyse security alerts, identify risks, and coordinate remediation activities
 * Provide technical and operational support for Identity & Access Management (IAM) initiatives
 * Support Data Loss Prevention (DLP) programmes and associated controls
 * Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security and Technology teams to strengthen overall security posture
 * Contribute to continuous improvement of security monitoring, detection and response capabilities
 * Assist with security investigations, reporting and operational security processes


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