Cloud Security Engineer

ERM Placement Services; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services seeks a Cloud Security Engineer with 4-6 years of experience to design, implement and manage cloud security technologies across client environments. You will develop Sentinel analytics, build dashboards, and create automated playbooks using PowerShell and Azure CLI for threat detection and incident response.

You will engage with clients to understand security requirements, configure Defender for Cloud and related tools, and contribute to security architecture improvements.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of relevant experience in cloud security or security engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel and incident response.
• Knowledge of NSGs, Private Links, Private endpoints, Entra ID, PIM and related cloud security concepts.
• Ability to write PowerShell or Azure CLI scripts.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage cloud security technologies, including Sentinel connectors, analytics rules, workbooks and incident response playbooks.
• Design Sentinel dashboards and automated playbooks aligned with security requirements.
• Use automation platforms and languages (Python, KQL) for threat detection, hunting and response.
• Engage clients to understand requirements and provide configuration guidance for Microsoft security environments.
• Configure and validate security tools to align with customer policies.
• Research and recommend improvements to enterprise security architecture and tooling.

Skills

Microsoft Sentinel

Python

KQL

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Incident response

Security analytics

Threat detection

Azure security

Tools

Logic Apps

Graph API

Azure SDKs

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Job description

Cloud Security Engineer (4-6yrs):

• Design, implement and manage cloud security technologies, including Microsoft Sentinel SIEM connectors, analytics rules, workbooks and incident response playbooks.
• Design Microsoft Sentinel dashboards and automated playbooks aligned with prioritized security requirements.
• Use security automation platforms and languages such as Python and KQL in Logic Apps, Graph API and Azure SDKs for threat detection, hunting and response.
• Engage clients and stakeholders to understand requirements, manage interactions and provide configuration and optimization guidance for Microsoft security environments.
• Configure and validate security tools (e.g., Sentinel Analytics Rules, Logic Apps, Microsoft Defender for Cloud etc.) to align with customer policies.
• Research, engineer and recommend improvements to enterprise security architecture and toolsets.
• Support incident response and security operations in coordination with customer.
• Understanding of NSGs, Private Links, Private endpoints, Azure LB, Entra ID, PIM etc. and other cloud technologies.
• Ability to write PowerShell scripts or Azure CLI scripts on Linux will be a plus.