Cloud Security & Incident Response Engineer

Kuvare Holdings; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; 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 will engineer, harden, and operate security controls across a hybrid environment spanning Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and on‑premises infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in Security Operations, cloud security engineering, and automation, with a DevSecOps mindset and experience in a regulated financial services setting.

Qualifications

• 7+ years IT experience with at least 3 years in cybersecurity.
• Hands-on in Microsoft Defender, Entra ID, Sentinel, Intune.
• Experience in hybrid cloud security and regulatory controls.

Responsibilities

• Operate and tune detections in Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR.
• Design automated incident response using SOAR and Logic Apps.
• Lead hands-on incident response across cloud and on‑premises systems.
• Manage conditional access, PIM, and privileged access groups in Entra ID.
• Build secure-by-design cloud deployments and conduct risk assessments.
• Provide security architecture guidance and mentor IT staff.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Windows/Microsoft ecosystem

Incident response

Cloud security

SOAR automation

Identity & access management

PowerShell/Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Sentinel

Entra ID / Azure AD

Intune

Bicep/ARM/Terraform

KQL

Job description

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

The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in Security Operations, cloud security engineering, and automation, with a DevSecOps mindset and experience in a regulated financial services setting.