Sr. Azure cloud engineer

Radiant Digital; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT Services firm is seeking a Mid-Senior level Information Technology expert to work on contract for advanced cybersecurity responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have solid experience with Microsoft Sentinel and cloud services, demonstrating skills in building automation playbooks, developing detection models, and working within a collaborative IT environment. This role offers the chance to work on innovative security solutions and interact effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.

Qualifications

• Two years of full-time experience in software development or cybersecurity engineering.
• Three years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel is preferred.
• Experience developing UEBA models and security automation playbooks is preferred.

Skills

Building Logic App workflows and custom Sentinel automation playbooks

Writing complex KQL queries for analytics

Designing and optimizing UEBA detection models

Communicating technical information clearly

Debugging SOAR workflows

Education

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university in computer science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure cloud services

DevOps Pipelines

Job description

Knowledge Of

• Microsoft Sentinel architecture, SOAR, and UEBA capabilities.
• Azure cloud services, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Event Hubs, Key Vault, and Azure AD.
• Security operations processes (triage, threat detection, incident response, threat modeling).
• MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, Zero Trust Architecture concepts.
• CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Git-based version control.
• API integrations and JSON/YAML structures.

Skills In

• Building Logic App workflows and custom Sentinel automation playbooks.
• Writing complex KQL queries for analytics, hunting, and behavioral detection.
• Developing custom connectors, data maps, and parsers.
• Designing and optimizing UEBA detection models.
• Debugging SOAR workflows and resolving integration issues.
• Communicating technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Abilities To

• Work independently and take ownership of complex development tasks.
• Translate security requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Analyze threat behaviors and develop meaningful detections.
• Work collaboratively with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams.
• Manage multiple work assignments and meet deadlines.

Minimum Requirements

• 4 Required: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in computer science, computer information systems, software engineering, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 2 Required: Two (2) years of full-time experience in software development, cloud engineering, SIEM engineering, or cybersecurity engineering.
• 3 Preferred: Three (3) or more years of hands-on technical experience with Microsoft Sentinel.
• 1 Preferred: Experience developing UEBA models, anomaly detection rules, and behavior-based analytics.
• 1 Preferred: Experience building security automation playbooks (SOAR).
• 1 Preferred: Microsoft certifications such as: SC-200: Security Operations Analyst, AZ-900 / AZ-104, SC-100 / SC-300.
• 1 Preferred: Experience integrating Sentinel with EDR, IAM, firewalls, and ticketing systems.
• 1 Preferred: Experience with DevOps Pipelines (GitHub, Azure DevOps).
• 1 Preferred: Experience working in a government, healthcare, or regulatory environment.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting