Cyber Security Engineer

Orcapod Consulting Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Orcapod Consulting Services is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize the enterprise security technology stack across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and data security. The role requires 3–8+ years of progressive cybersecurity engineering experience and hands-on expertise with EDR, IAM, and the Microsoft Defender stack.

The engineer will deploy NDR, SIEM, UEBA, and SOAR solutions to improve threat visibility and response.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Hands-on with EDR and endpoint agent management.
• Experience with IAM platforms and identity security concepts.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender stack and cloud security tooling.
• Experience with NDR, SIEM, UEBA for threat visibility.
• Experience with SOAR tooling and MSSP management.
• Knowledge of CSPM/DSPM; AI-SPM is a plus.
• Strong networking, cloud (Azure/AWS), and identity protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain security platforms across EDR, IAM, Defender stack, network, and app security tooling.
• Deploy and manage NDR, SIEM logging/monitoring, and UEBA solutions for threat visibility.
• Develop and optimize SOAR playbooks to streamline detection and response workflows.
• Manage security agent deployment and lifecycle across endpoints.
• Oversee MSSP relationships and ensure SLA and detection quality.
• Own vulnerability management program: scanning, prioritization, remediation, reporting.
• Implement CSPM/DSPM and AI-SPM to identify misconfigurations in cloud/AI environments.
• Administer Microsoft Defender suite (Defender for Endpoint/Identity/Cloud Apps/Office 365/Defender for Cloud).
• Support IAM initiatives including identity lifecycle, conditional access, PAM, SSO.
• Contribute to security design reviews and define technical standards.
• Assist incident response and threat hunting using SIEM/NDR/UEBA telemetry.

Skills

EDR

IAM

Defender stack

NDR

SIEM

SOAR

MSSP

CSPM/DSPM

AI-SPM awareness

Tools

Microsoft Defender

UEBA

Cloud security tools

Job description

Job Description: Cybersecurity Engineer

• Location: Hyderabad | Department: Security Engineering | Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to join our Security Engineering team. This role is responsible for designing, deploying, and optimizing the enterprise security technology stack -- spanning endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and data security platforms. The ideal candidate has 3-8+ years of progressive cybersecurity engineering experience and deep technical knowledge across a broad range of modern security platforms. This is a hands-on engineering role offering a growth path toward Senior Cybersecurity Engineer or Lead Cybersecurity Engineer.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain security platforms across Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Identity and Access Management (IAM), the Microsoft Defender stack, network security, and application security tooling.
• Deploy and manage Network Detection and Response (NDR), SIEM logging/monitoring, and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) solutions to strengthen enterprise-wide threat visibility.
• Build, maintain, and optimize security automation and orchestration (SOAR) playbooks to streamline detection, response, and operational workflows.
• Manage security agent deployment, health, and lifecycle across endpoints (EDR, logging, and monitoring agents).
• Partner with and oversee Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) relationships, serving as the internal technical escalation point and ensuring SLA and detection quality standards are met.
• Own and mature the vulnerability management program, including scanning, prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting.
• Implement and manage Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), and AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) tool to identify and remediate misconfigurations and emerging risk across cloud and AI environments.
• Administer and optimize the Microsoft Defender suite (Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, Office 365, and Defender for Cloud).
• Support IAM engineering initiatives, including identity lifecycle management, conditional access, privileged access management (PAM), and single sign-on (SSO).
• Contribute to security design reviews and help define technical standards for new projects and initiatives.
• Support incident response and threat hunting activities, leveraging SIEM, NDR, and UEBA telemetry to investigate and contain threats.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with network, cloud, application, and infrastructure teams to embed security into the broader technology environment.
• Maintain accurate network and system diagrams, runbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and change documentation.
• Participate in an On-Call rotation to support critical security incidents outside of business hours.
• Mentor junior security engineers and share knowledge across the team.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity engineering or a related technical security role.
• Hands-on experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and endpoint agent management.
• Hands-on experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms and identity security concepts.
• Working experience with the Microsoft Defender stack (Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, Office 365, and/or Defender for Cloud).
• Experience with network security management and application security/management practices.
• Experience with Network Detection and Response (NDR) and UEBA solutions for threat and anomaly detection.
• Experience with SIEM platforms for logging, monitoring, detection engineering, and alert tuning.
• Experience with security automation/ orchestration (SOAR) tooling.
• Experience working with or managing a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP).
• Experience with vulnerability management programs and remediation processes.
• Experience with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM); exposure to AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) is a strong plus.
• Strong understanding of networking, cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS), and identity protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across multiple security domains simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical decisions and risk trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across engineering and security operations teams.

Required Certifications

Candidates should hold, or be actively working toward, a combination of the following:

• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• CompTIA Security+
• SC-200 (Microsoft Security Operations Analyst)
• SC-300 (Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator)
• AZ-500 (Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate)
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty (or equivalent AWS security certification)

Preferred Certifications (Plus)

• PCNSE (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer)
• CCFA (CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator)

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Experience

• Endpoint management experience (e.g., Microsoft Intune, SCCM) is a plus.
• Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, Zero Trust).
• Experience integrating security tooling into DevSecOps / CI-CD pipelines.
• Experience working in a healthcare organization or other highly regulated industry, with familiarity with HIPAA and PHI-handling requirements.
• Prior experience with change management/ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Jira).

Why Join Us

• A high-impact engineering role shaping the enterprise security technology stack.
• Exposure to a broad, modern security platform ecosystem, including emerging areas like AI-SPM and DSPM.
• A clear growth path toward Senior Cybersecurity Engineer or Lead Cybersecurity Engineer.
• The opportunity to directly protect sensitive healthcare data and systems that support patient care.jd scrren question

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