Security Engineer-W2

Responsibilities: Security Operations & Incident Response Operate, tune, and build detections in Microsoft Sentinel (KQL for analytics rules, hunting queries, workbooks) and Microsoft Defender XDR to detect, investigate, and respond to threats. Design and automate response with SOAR playbooks (Logic Apps / Sentinel automation rules) to reduce mean time to respond. Lead and coordinate hands-on incident response for events such as data breaches, malware outbreaks, and identity compromises, including containment, eradication, and root-cause analysis across cloud and on-premises systems. Partner with Security and Risk leadership to translate policies and frameworks into enforceable, technically implemented controls. Develop, test, and validate disaster recovery and resilience strategies from a security perspective. Access Management & Compliance Engineer and administer Microsoft Entra ID: Conditional Access, PIM, Privileged Access Groups, authentication methods, identity protection, and hybrid identity. Manage privileged access controls and conduct recurring, evidence-based access reviews across cloud and on-premises systems. Ensure technical controls map to financial industry regulatory and compliance requirements; produce audit-ready evidence and documentation. Coordinate with compliance officers on security-related regulatory requirements. Maintain asset inventory and system/component security documentation. Coordinate and oversee third-party penetration testing and remediate findings. Security Infrastructure Management Administer and continuously improve security solutions across our hybrid environment. Harden PaaS/IaaS workloads and partners with engineering teams on secure-by-design cloud implementations (e.g., network segmentation, private endpoints, Key Vault, managed identities, RBAC).Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans; drive remediation to closure. Perform periodic access and configuration reviews of enterprise systems. Build automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions (Power Shell, Python, Bicep/ARM/Terraform) to deploy controls consistently and reliably. Recommend and implement improvements, upgrades, and modernization of the security stack. Leadership & Guidance Provide security architecture guidance for cloud and infrastructure initiatives. Mentor IT team members on security best practices and secure engineering patterns. Partner with network, application, and database teams to implement secure solutions.

Qualifications: 3-5+ of Information Technology experience, with at least 3 years focused on Cybersecurity Minimum of 2 years on Microsoft technologies in hands-on administration, engineering or operations capacity. Advanced cybersecurity certifications in good standing (e.g., CEH, OSCP, AZ-500, SC-300, SC-200, SC-100).Deep, hands-on knowledge of Microsoft services such as Defender (Cloud/Endpoint/XDR), Intune, Sentinel, and Entra ID, sufficient to operate and troubleshoot in a live environment on day one. Extensive experience operating hybrid cloud security architecture and controls. Strong background in security tooling administration, configuration, and tuning. Proven experience with endpoint security and modern device management (Intune).Advanced knowledge of network security concepts, including VPNs, firewalls, and SASE.Demonstrated experience leading security monitoring, incident response, and day-to-day security operations