About the Role

Senior Security Operations Engineer role at Microsoft focusing on centralizing and curating critical security data. Responsibilities include data-driven analysis, incident response, and collaborating with IT/DevOps teams to enhance security controls. Requires extensive experience in security operations, KQL, and Azure technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Data-Driven Analysis - Analyzes metrics and KPIs to identify security trends and recommend improvements.
• Technical Insight - Provides technical insight on incident analysis and threat mitigation, translating into platform requirements.
• Operational Rigor - Demonstrates operational rigor in cyber security operations and incident response.
• Stakeholder Management - Manages critical stakeholder calls during security incidents, including non-business hours.
• Data Engineering & Management - Administers data source access and availability, defining controls and policies.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 5+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, SOC detection, threat analytics, SIEM, IT, and operations incident response.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Kusto clusters (KQL), Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Access Control methods.
• 3+ years assisting in tuning and optimizing data source and data pipeline availability rules and alerts.
• 3+ years developing and maintaining incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree or Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field OR 10+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, and anomaly detection.
• 8+ years of security operations work experience, with 5 years of experience collaborating with IR/SOC.
• Proficient conducting root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare