Overview
On Site
60/hr - 65/hr
Full Time
Skills
Security Operations
Security Clearance
Dashboard
Incident Management
Workflow
Collaboration
Risk Management
System On A Chip
Documentation
Regulatory Compliance
Reporting
Cyber Security
Intelligence Analysis
CISSP
Certified Ethical Hacker
Security+
Network+
Microsoft
SIEM
Threat Analysis
Management
SAP BASIS
Job Details
Microsoft Sentinel Security Engineer
A fast-growing cybersecurity consulting firm is seeking a Security Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft Sentinel to lead SIEM strategy, threat monitoring, and incident response. In this role, you'll drive threat visibility and strengthen security operations across the organization.
This will be a hybrid model requiring 3 days onsite in Washington, D.C.
Candidates must be able to successfully obtain Public Trust Clearance.
What You Will Be Doing:
This position doesn't provide sponsorship.
A fast-growing cybersecurity consulting firm is seeking a Security Engineer with strong expertise in Microsoft Sentinel to lead SIEM strategy, threat monitoring, and incident response. In this role, you'll drive threat visibility and strengthen security operations across the organization.
This will be a hybrid model requiring 3 days onsite in Washington, D.C.
Candidates must be able to successfully obtain Public Trust Clearance.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Serve as the SME for Microsoft Sentinel, overseeing ingestion, playbooks, workbooks, and alerts.
- Monitor logs and external threat intelligence, translating insights into actionable detections.
- Build and optimize KQL queries, dashboards, and incident response workflows.
- Collaborate with SOC teams and third parties to investigate and resolve incidents.
- Design log ingestion strategies, normalize data, and enhance SIEM accuracy.
- Support risk management, threat monitoring, and continuous program improvements.
- Train SOC staff on Sentinel best practices and participate in security exercises.
- Maintain security documentation and compliance reporting.
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related discipline.
- 3+ years in cybersecurity, threat detection, or intelligence analysis.
- Certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, CEH, Security+, or Network+.
- Proven experience with Microsoft Sentinel, SIEM tuning, and KQL.
- Knowledge of threat analysis, server/app management, and automation tools.
This position doesn't provide sponsorship.
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