Senior Security Operations Engineer — Remote (Azure & SIEM)

yGen Innovations Inc; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

yGen Innovations Inc is seeking a security-focused professional to join a nightshift-capable, Azure-centric security operations team. The role emphasizes hands-on defense across Azure AD, Defender suites, SIEM/SOAR, and remediation workflows within a security-first culture.

The candidate will work on cloud security, threat intel integration, and incident response for global clients, with remote, full-time opportunities for candidates in the Philippines.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in security operations or cybersecurity engineering with strong Azure security focus.
• Hands-on mastery of the Microsoft security stack (Azure AD, Defender suites, Sentinel).
• Experience authoring and operationalizing SIEM use cases and SOAR playbooks.
• Familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools (Nessus/Qualys) and remediation workflows.
• Strong background with EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and encryption protocols.
• PowerShell scripting proficiency; knowledge of AWS security services (GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM).
• Experience with threat intel platforms and CTI feeds in detection/response.

Skills

Security operations

Azure security

PowerShell scripting

Threat intelligence

CTI workflows

Cloud security engineering

Compliance & policy frameworks

Incident response

Networking basics (IDS/IPS, Firewalls)

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Tools

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Identity

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Azure AD

Microsoft Sentinel

Intune

Windows Server hardening

Nessus

Qualys

GuardDuty

Security Hub

Cloudflare WAF

Job description

yGen Innovations Inc is seeking a security-focused professional to join a nightshift-capable, Azure-centric security operations team. The role emphasizes hands-on defense across Azure AD, Defender suites, SIEM/SOAR, and remediation workflows within a security-first culture.

The candidate will work on cloud security, threat intel integration, and incident response for global clients, with remote, full-time opportunities for candidates in the Philippines.