Microsoft Sentinel Security Engineer - Hybrid, 1yr Contract

Oxydata Software Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxydata Software Sdn Bhd seeks a Senior Security Engineer to monitor and respond using Microsoft Sentinel in a hybrid setup. The role emphasizes building detections, threat hunting, and incident response on a 1-year contract with potential conversion for the client.

You will work in Oasis Square, Ara Damansara, on a hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 days WFH) with hours from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and joining within 45 days of offer.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender.
• Experience in SOC operations, SIEM, incident response, and phishing investigations.
• Good understanding of NIST Cybersecurity Framework and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Knowledge of EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and threat hunting.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts using Microsoft Sentinel SIEM.
• Develop KQL queries for threat hunting and incident investigations.
• Handle security incidents, phishing investigations, and incident response within defined SLAs.
• Perform threat analysis and map incidents to MITRE ATT&CK.
• Support Microsoft Defender, SIEM integrations, EDR, IDS/IPS, and firewalls.
• Identify AI and automation opportunities to improve SOC operations.

Skills

KQL

Phishing investigations

Incident response

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST CSF

Threat hunting

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

SOC operations

Analytical reasoning

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

EDR

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

SIEM

Job description

Oxydata Software Sdn Bhd seeks a Senior Security Engineer to monitor and respond using Microsoft Sentinel in a hybrid setup. The role emphasizes building detections, threat hunting, and incident response on a 1-year contract with potential conversion for the client.

You will work in Oasis Square, Ara Damansara, on a hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 days WFH) with hours from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and joining within 45 days of offer.