Microsoft Azure Cloud Sentinel Engineer

This is a contract position for a Microsoft Azure Cloud Sentinel Engineer to join a remote team (US-based). The engagement is for 6+ months and focuses on dedicated Sentinel SIEM/SOAR engineering, hybrid cloud security telemetry architecture, and Agile delivery., * Design and implement strategy around segregating and managing telemetry between cloud and on-premises environments

• Build and modify automated incident response playbooks using Azure Logic Apps
• Develop custom KQL analytics within Microsoft Sentinel
• Integrate Microsoft Sentinel directly with ServiceNow and Microsoft Defender XDR
• Operate within an Agile sprint framework to manage backlogs, sprint tasks, and continuous deployment workflows
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing guidance on Sentinel SIEM/SOAR implementation and best practices

Microsoft Windows Azure, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Agile Programming Methodologies, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Azure, Software Engineering, Hybrid Cloud, Telemetry, * Required

• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Microsoft Sentinel or Azure Security Subject Matter Expert
• Demonstrated expertise building custom KQL analytics
• Proven experience designing and deploying automated response playbooks in Azure Logic Apps
• Experience integrating Sentinel with ServiceNow and Defender XDR
• Hands-on experience ingesting, parsing, and managing security data streams between on-premises and Azure cloud environments
• Prior experience working within an Agile or Scrum operational framework
• Ability to pass an EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System) background check
• Preferred
• Microsoft security certifications such as SC-200, AZ-500, or SC-100
• Industry security certifications such as CISSP