The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining security deployments to ensure optimal configuration and data ingestion. The professional will create and refine detection rules, analytics, and dashboards to support monitoring across various environments. Responsibilities include developing advanced queries for threat detection and building automation playbooks to streamline response actions. The individual will lead threat hunting initiatives and oversee the integration of new log sources while ensuring compliance with governance standards. Additionally, the role requires collaborating with cross-functional teams to coordinate incident response and providing technical leadership to junior staff.

Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field. A minimum of five to ten years of experience in a similar role is required, along with extensive hands-on expertise in Microsoft Sentinel and security monitoring methodologies. Proficiency in KQL, scripting languages, and cloud-native security architecture is essential for the position. Relevant professional certifications such as SC-200, SC-100, AZ-500, CISSP, or GIAC are also expected.