Security Operations Engineer - Cloud & IAM

Kuvare Holdings; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuvare is seeking a Security Administrator to join the Information Security team in a hands‑on role spanning hybrid Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, 365, and traditional infrastructure. You will contribute to incident response, access hardening, cloud security engineering, and vulnerability remediation from day one.

The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise, a DevSecOps mindset, and experience in a highly regulated financial services environment, delivering technically implemented controls

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience with at least 3 years in cybersecurity.
• Hands-on 4+ years with Microsoft technologies in admin/engineering/ops roles.
• Deep knowledge of Defender, Intune, Sentinel, and Entra ID in live environments.
• Experience with hybrid cloud security architecture and controls.
• Strong security tooling administration, configuration, and tuning.

Responsibilities

• Operate, tune, and build detections in Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR.
• Design and automate response with SOAR playbooks to reduce incident response time.
• Lead hands-on incident response for breaches, malware, and identity issues across cloud and on-premises systems.
• Translate policies into enforceable technical controls with Risk leadership.
• Develop and test disaster recovery and resilience strategies from a security perspective.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident Response

Hybrid Cloud Security

Automation (PowerShell/Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Cybersecurity certifications (CEH/OSCP/AZ-500/SC-300/SC-200/SC-100)

Tools

Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Sentinel

PowerShell

Python

Terraform/ARM/Bicep

Azure

Job description

Kuvare is seeking a Security Administrator to join the Information Security team in a hands‑on role spanning hybrid Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, 365, and traditional infrastructure. You will contribute to incident response, access hardening, cloud security engineering, and vulnerability remediation from day one.

The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise, a DevSecOps mindset, and experience in a highly regulated financial services environment, delivering technically implemented controls