Cloud Security Engineer

ERM Placement Services; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Placement Services in Kerala, India seeks a Cloud Security Engineer with 4-6 years of experience to design, implement and manage cloud security technologies across Azure environments, including Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Cloud.

You will develop dashboards and automated playbooks, use Python and KQL, coordinate with clients, and help optimize security architectures while ensuring policy alignment and incident response readiness.

Qualifications

• Design, implement and manage cloud security technologies across Azure environments.
• Develop and maintain security dashboards, rules and playbooks.
• Collaborate with clients to align security controls with policy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage cloud security technologies (e.g., Sentinel, Defender for Cloud).
• Design Microsoft Sentinel dashboards and automated playbooks aligned with security requirements.
• Use Python and KQL in Logic Apps, Graph API and Azure SDKs for threat detection and response.
• Engage clients to understand requirements and provide configuration guidance for security environments.
• Configure and validate security tools to align with customer policies.
• Research and recommend improvements to enterprise security architecture.
• Support incident response and security operations in coordination with customers.
• Understand NSGs, Private Links, Private endpoints, Azure LB, Entra ID, PIM and other cloud tech.

Skills

Cloud security

Microsoft Sentinel

Python

KQL

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Tools

Azure Sentinel

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Logic Apps

Graph API

Azure SDKs

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.