Cloud Security Admin & Incident Response Lead

kuvare-jobs

Baton Rouge (LA)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Kuvare is seeking a Security Administrator to join our Information Security team. This hands-on role focuses on engineering, hardening, and operating security controls across a hybrid Microsoft-based environment.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in Security Operations, incident response, and cloud security engineering, with a DevSecOps mindset and strong automation skills. The role operates in a regulated financial services setting, demanding rigorous engineering discipline and

Qualifications

7+ years of Information Technology experience, with at least 3 years focused on Cybersecurity.
Minimum of 4 years on Microsoft technologies in hands-on administration, engineering or operations capacity.
Advanced cybersecurity certifications in good standing (e.g., CEH, OSCP, AZ-500, SC-300, SC-200, SC-100).
Deep, hands-on knowledge of Microsoft services such as Defender (Cloud/Endpoint/XDR), Intune, Sentinel, and Entra ID.

Responsibilities

Operate, tune, and build detections in Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR to detect, investigate, and respond to threats.
Design and automate response with SOAR playbooks to reduce mean time to respond.
Lead and coordinate hands-on incident response for data breaches, malware outbreaks, and identity compromises.
Translate policies into enforceable, technically implemented controls with Security and Risk leadership.
Develop, test, and validate disaster recovery and resilience strategies from a security perspective.