Cybersecurity Analyst

📋 Description

• Monitor security alerts, dashboards, and logs across Defender and Purview to detect incidents.
• Manage Defender policies, configurations, and deployment enterprise-wide.
• Use Purview (DLP, Information Protection) to enforce data policies.
• Serve as primary responder for malware and endpoint incidents.
• Develop and maintain custom detection rules and alerts for emerging threats.
• Proactively hunt threats with Defender XDR.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity or equivalent practical experience.
• 3-5 years in a dedicated cybersecurity role (SOC/Incident Responder).
• Hands-on with Microsoft Defender suite (Defender for Endpoint) and Microsoft Purview.
• Experience managing full incident lifecycle (detection to recovery).
• Strong malware knowledge; remediation; SIEM, vulnerability mgmt, and EDR.
• Preferred: certs (CompTIA Security+, GIAC GCIH); PowerShell/Python; Azure/M365 security.