Security Engineer II

About This Role

Lead security engineering projects for cloud and enterprise environments, focusing on engineering, optimization, and advanced threat investigation. This role mentors junior engineers and drives security maturity within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute security engineering projects, including design, deployment, and optimization of security controls
• Serve as an escalation point for complex security incidents and advanced threat investigations
• Engineer and maintain security solutions across cloud environments, with a strong focus on Microsoft platforms
• Design, develop, and optimize advanced detections and queries within SIEM and EDR platforms
• Perform proactive threat hunting and analysis across endpoint, identity, email, and network telemetry
• Architect and improve integrations between security tools and cloud services
• Own and improve security tooling, including EDR platforms, SIEM solutions, Secure Email Gateway technologies, Web proxy and web filtering solutions, and Privileged Access / Privilege Management solutions
• Drive improvements in incident response processes, automation, and response playbooks
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and identity teams on secure design and implementation
• Mentor Security Engineer I staff and provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing
• Contribute to security strategy, roadmap planning, and risk reduction initiatives

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in information security or security engineering roles
• Strong experience securing cloud environments (Microsoft preferred)
• Advanced hands-on experience with EDR, SIEM, and threat detection engineering
• Strong query and data analysis skills (KQL, SPL, SQL, or similar)
• Proven experience handling complex security incidents and escalations
• Solid understanding of identity, networking, endpoint, and cloud security concepts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in information security or security engineering roles

Nice to Have

• Deep experience with Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, and Azure security controls
• Experience leading or delivering security projects from design through implementation
• Familiarity with automation and scripting (PowerShell, Python, Logic Apps, SOAR)

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications