Cloud Security Engineer & Incident Response Lead

Kuvare; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuvare is seeking a Security Administrator to join the Information Security team. This hands-on role operates across a hybrid environment spanning Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and on-premises infrastructure to engineer, harden, and run security controls.

The ideal candidate brings deep Microsoft security expertise, a DevSecOps mindset, and experience in incident response, vulnerability remediation, and automation using PowerShell, Python, and IaC tools.

Qualifications

• Deep technical security background with hands-on operations.
• Experience securing hybrid cloud environments and regulatory contexts.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Defender XDR and Sentinel.

Responsibilities

• Operate and tune detections in Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR to detect and respond to threats.
• Design and automate responses with SOAR playbooks using Logic Apps and Sentinel rules.
• Lead incident response for data breaches, malware outbreaks, and identity compromises.
• Translate policies into enforceable technical controls with Security leadership.
• Develop and validate disaster recovery and resilience strategies from a security perspective.

Skills

Incident response

Cloud security

Automation

IaC security

Azure

Entra ID

Security tooling

Education

CEH

OSCP

AZ-500

SC-300

SC-200

SC-100

Tools

Defender

Intune

Sentinel

Entra ID

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

Kuvare is seeking a Security Administrator to join the Information Security team. This hands-on role operates across a hybrid environment spanning Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and on-premises infrastructure to engineer, harden, and run security controls.

The ideal candidate brings deep Microsoft security expertise, a DevSecOps mindset, and experience in incident response, vulnerability remediation, and automation using PowerShell, Python, and IaC tools.