Junior Microsoft Detection Engineer

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We’ve amassed some of the best and brightest minds in cyber security who are passionate about protecting the digital world. Our team blends advanced technology alongside deep expertise to tackle the toughest cyber threats out there. Put simply, our mission is to stay ahead of the curve and create a safer digital landscape for our partners, and we think adding a Junior Microsoft Detection Engineer will up our cyber game.

The Junior Microsoft Detection Engineer will be responsible for helping identify, investigate, and mitigate endpoint threats within customer environments using Microsoft security technologies. The role involves leveraging Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, and other security solutions to enhance the capabilities of SilverSky's security operations team in detecting and responding to emerging threats. 

• Perform threat hunting across Microsoft 365, Azure environments, and on-premises endpoints. 
• Work with the security operations team to build runbooks, playbooks and automations around Microsoft technologies. 
• Help maintain customer Sentinel SIEM environments. 
• Help facilitate training for security operations team on becoming more proficient with Microsoft tools and workflows to aid in investigations.
• Perform threat hunting exercises within customer environments using Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel, and other tools to identify, investigate, and remediate threats. 
• Assist in developing and executing custom detection rules and queries in KQL (Kusto Query Language). 
• Collaborate with the incident security operations teams to manage and resolve incidents for Microsoft customers in a timely manner. 
• Create and improve threat detection strategies based on intelligence from both internal and external sources.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft for Defender Cloud. 
• Experience with endpoint security, incident detection, and response processes. 
• Basic exposure in KQL for writing queries, generating reports, and conducting investigations. 
• Understanding of exposure management and security vulnerability assessment tools. 
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, and mobile endpoint security. 
• Understanding of cloud security concepts and Azure services. 
• Ability to analyze and mitigate security threats and incidents. 
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure. 
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders. 
• Current Microsoft SC-200 certification strongly encouraged. 

In addition to the technical expertise, we expect respect, opinions, and thoughtful input.

Our 3 values define how we operate internally as well as externally:

• Vision - We embrace a forward-thinking mindset. Our team has a clear and inspiring picture of the future that helps drive our decisions towards creating and delivering world-class security services.
• Velocity - We have a bias for action. We move swiftly and with purpose toward our goals and objectives and can easily adapt (and adjust) along the way.
• Vigilance – We foster a culture of proactive awareness for our company and our customers, who trust us to be an extension of their team. We are always looking for areas where we can innovate, improve, fix, transform and revolutionize, which ensures the protection, safety and success of everyone at SilverSky.

Individuals that can act intelligently and confidently without an ego will thrive.

If this sounds interesting and you are passionate about redefining how the world thinks about cyber security, we want to hear from you. Apply now if you are interested in learning more about how we can change the rules of engagement, together.

About SilverSky

We are a global cyber security company with more than 20 years of professional experience in the industry. Our 300+ employees are on a mission to protect our customers with comprehensive, adaptive security services that maximize technology and automate responses, while empowering security analysts to hunt for threats, react and respond immediately. It’s the human enhanced response that differentiates SilverSky and allows us to create the most comprehensive managed detection and response (MxDR) solution in the industry by delivering on our Vision, Velocity, Vigilance philosophy. Follow us on LinkedIn and X.