Job Title: Cloud Security Engineer
The company is seeking a skilled Cloud Security Engineer to join their team on a 12-month contract basis.
Responsibilities:
* Triage and manage security events from various sources, including employee reports, IT Service Desk, security systems, and threat intelligence data.
* Analyse and respond to detected events, escalating issues as necessary.
* Monitor system security events through log reviews and alert analysis, providing input to improve security services.
* Support the integration and handover of new security services within the monitoring and detection capability.
* Assess, monitor, analyse, and mitigate risks associated with new and existing IT solutions.
* Identify vulnerabilities and investigate security incidents to determine root causes.
* Contribute to the automation and improvement of security processes and technologies.
* Act as a subject matter expert, providing consultations and advice to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Develop and communicate information security policies for the organisation, ensuring ongoing compliance and adherence.
Requirements:
* Minimum of 3 years' experience in information security management activities.
* Microsoft Security Operations Analyst certification preferred.
* Experience with Microsoft Security Suite of products essential - Azure, Sentinel, Defender etc.
* Experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure - Entra ID, Conditional Access, Enterprise Apps, App Registrations, Identity Protection, Privileged Identity Management, Identity Governance, Azure Infrastructure, Entra Connect, Intune, Secure Score, Exposure Management, Exchange Online Protection, Purview.
* Familiarity with firewalls, SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS concepts, email Security products, Vulnerability management, and relevant industry standards (ISO27001, CIS, NIST).
* Other security certification such as CISSP, CompTIA Network+/Security+ etc. advantageous.