Cloud Security Engineer

Cybersheath
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level Security Operations professionals who can independently manage cloud security tools and collaborate with clients on security posture improvements. The role emphasizes technical expertise in Microsoft cloud platforms and requires a U.S. citizen with remote work flexibility.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level professionals with hands-on experience in cloud security and client-facing communication skills
    — “Excellent communication skills to communicate with support personnel, customers, and managers
  • Candidates with a track record of configuring and maintaining security tooling in enterprise environments
    — “Configure, implement, and support all production security tools and technologies
  • Individuals who can balance independent work with team collaboration during security incidents
    — “Actively work with other team members on security events that require urgent response, containment and remediation

Things to consider

  • U.S. citizenship is mandatory due to the company's compliance requirements
    — “Must be a U.S. Citizen and reside within the United States or its Territories
  • The role involves being on-call as part of a SOC team, which may affect work-life balance
    — “this role will be part of our SOC on-call rotation

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Azure AD security policies in your resume and interview
    — “scripting and relevant development skills to be able to leverage automation and create custom connectors and analytics rules in a Microsoft Sentinel Environment
  • Emphasize your ability to integrate security practices with business objectives and reduce redundancy
    — “integrate compliance and threat mitigation efforts and eliminate redundant security practices
  • Showcase your expertise in endpoint detection and response (EDR) and security hardening techniques
    — “Thorough experience with Security Hardening across multiple products (Azure, O365, Active Directory), Endpoint Detection and Response technologies
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid Level

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What success looks like

  • implementing and maintaining security infrastructure
  • troubleshooting security toolsets
  • providing recommendations for toolset tuning
Typical background
cloud securityIT infrastructure

Skills & requirements

Required

Cloud SecuritySIEMEDRSecurity Hardening

Preferred

ScriptingAutomation

Stack & domain

Microsoft Office 365AzureActive DirectoryEndpoint Detection And ResponseMicrosoft Sentinel

About the role

Original posting from Cybersheath via Greenhouse

CyberSheath Services International LLC is a rapidly growing Security and IT Managed Services Provider primarily focused on providing Cybersecurity services to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). We are excited to be expanding our staff due to our growth and are looking to add a Cloud Security Engineer to our Security Operations team! 

CyberSheath integrates compliance and threat mitigation efforts and eliminates redundant security practices that don’t improve and, in fact, may weaken an organization’s security posture. Our professionals tell clients where to stop spending, where to invest, and how to take what they are already doing and integrate it in a way that delivers improved security.  

Successful candidates for CyberSheath are self-motivated, think out of the box, work, and solve issues independently. Additionally, our most successful people are self-starters and willing to put on many hats in order to succeed. CyberSheath is fast-growing and seeks candidates who want to be part of our upward trajectory. 

Job Overview 

The Cloud Security Engineer provides support for the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of information security infrastructure and any process related to these systems in a Security Operations / IT Infrastructure environment. They will have a detailed understanding of cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Office 365 and Azure, On-premises infrastructure for policy maintenance, software/hardware security implementation and best practices, as well as scripting and relevant development skills to be able to leverage automation and create custom connectors and analytics rules in a Microsoft Sentinel Environment.  

A successful candidate will also be well versed in security threats, exploits, and vulnerabilities which impact systems, networks, and assets and will utilize their abilities and experience to protect client environments. Thorough experience with Security Hardening across multiple products (Azure, O365, Active Directory), Endpoint Detection and Response technologies and understanding the implementation and support for those technologies is imperative to the success in this role. 

Essential Responsibilities (include but are not limited to): 

Architect, establish and maintain best practices of implementation for our products/services. 

Configure, implement, and support all production security tools and technologies 

Maintain excellent documentation (SOPs) for all security tooling implementation, support, troubleshooting, etc. 

Troubleshoot issues with security toolsets within client environments  

Execute projects related to client onboarding – portal configuration, agent deployment, best practices configuration, systems auditing.  

Actively work with other team members on security events that require urgent response, containment and remediation 

Provide ongoing recommendations on toolset tuning and best practices. 

Ability to discuss security posture with multiple clients and make recommendations to better their holistic security approach 

Triage incoming support tickets and requests related to security tools managed by CyberSheath 

Take part in daily shift changeover meetings at bthe eginning and end of shifts 

Provide support for cloud-based SIEM, EDR, and Anti-Spam/Phishing products 

Provide support for additional security tools such as, but not limited to: SOAR, MFA, Encryption, and Vulnerability Management platforms.  

Assist with triage of alerts as necessary 

Required Education, Experience, & Skills 

Minimum of 5 years’ experience with successful implementation of security products, security best practices, security device policies for small and large enterprises. 

Minimum of 3 years' experience in Security Administration, and a deep understanding of how security interfaces/impacts with other IT teams/business objectives.  

Deep understanding of Office 365 / Azure AD security tooling, policies and implementation, Azure AD / O365 reporting. 

Networking understanding / working experience (TCP/IP, Routing, VPN) 

Must be a U.S. Citizen and reside within the United States or its Territories 

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills  

Excellent communication skills to communicate with support personnel, customers, and managers 

Ability to work independently, remotely, and as part of a team 

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills 

Thorough working experience with the following products/technologies: KnowBe4, CrowdStrike, SAML/SSO, Okta, Intune, Cisco Umbrella, Rapid7, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Abnormal Security, Avanan. 

Understanding of CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks and implementation. 

Working experience with DLP technologies/software (Office 365 native or third-party) is a plus. 

Experience with Business Intelligence software for reporting (Power BI, BrightGauge, etc.) 

Software development, coding, and/or advanced scripting experience is a plus 

Working expertise with Microsoft Sentinel, Google Chronicle, or Splunk

Certifications related to Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Security products  

Work Environment 

Remote 

Please note that this role will be part of our SOC on-call rotation

CyberSheath is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. 

Budgeted Pay Range$85,000—$100,000 USD

Source: Cybersheath careers (Greenhouse)

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