Security Engineer, Defender for Identity

📋 Description

• Perform daily monitoring, tuning, and maintenance of Defender for Identity sensors.
• Oversee configuration management, ensuring alignment with best practices and organizational standards.
• Troubleshoot sensor health issues and coordinate remediation with internal or client teams.
• Manage and optimize identity security policies, detections, and alerts across the platform.
• Conduct continuous improvement assessments to strengthen client identity security posture.
• Support investigation of identity-based alerts and collaborate on incident response activities.

🎯 Requirements

• 3–5+ years in security operations, identity protection, or managed services.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Identity (required).
• Familiarity with identity security concepts, Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID.
• Understanding of SIEM/SOAR workflows (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel) is an advantage.
• Coding or scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, C#, etc.) for automation.
• Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., SC200, SC300, AZ500).