Senior Security Engineer

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Remote Type

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Job Description

Location: Madison WI (Exclusively On-Site)

As a Senior Security Engineer you will serve as the technical architect of our threat detection and response ecosystem. You arent just managing alerts; you are leading detection engineering defining our Microsoft Defender strategy and maturing our cloud security posture. This is a high-visibility on-site role in our Madison WI headquarters offering the opportunity to mentor junior engineers and drive the technical evolution of our security program.

Core Responsibilities:

• Detection Engineering & Strategy: Lead the development of advanced use cases correlation rules and alert optimization within Microsoft Sentinel.

• Technical Ownership: Architect and maintain the policy framework for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint overseeing advanced investigation capabilities and response strategy.

• Incident Leadership: Coordinate the technical response to significant security events performing deep-dive root cause analysis and implementing permanent control improvements.

• Proactive Threat Hunting: Hunt for sophisticated threats across endpoints identity systems and our hybrid-cloud environments.

• Architecture & Governance: Define secure configuration standards for Azure and Microsoft 365. Participate in design reviews to identify risks early and recommend high-performance mitigation strategies.

• Identity & Access Management (IAM): Lead the design of identity security controls including Conditional Access Privileged Access Management (PAM) and access governance.

• Telemetry & Logging: Define global logging standards to improve visibility across infrastructure cloud and identity systems.

• Mentorship: Serve as a technical escalation point and mentor for Security Engineers fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of dedicated experience in security engineering or advanced security operations (SOC).

• Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft Sentinel (or comparable SIEM).

• Strong architectural understanding of Azure environments and IAM within hybrid-cloud infrastructures.

• Proficiency in KQL PowerShell or Python for building detection logic and automating security workflows.

• Proven ability to translate complex technical risks into actionable insights for both technical teams and executive leadership.

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity or a related technical field.

• Must hold at least one advanced certification (e.g. AZ-500 CISSP CCSP or GIAC).

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