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IBM Azure Security Engineer in RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina
Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Your role and responsibilities
The Azure Security Engineer will support a large team of infrastructure security and application team during migration of on-premise and cloud applications to the client Azure Government enclave. The Azure security engineer will configure, operate and maintain Azure cloud native tools. The engineer will provide support for security assessment and authorization/ ATO process, security audits and will operate and maintain Azure security tools for security monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
Required technical and professional expertise
5+ years of experience configuring, deploying and maintaining and optimizing Azure Security cloud native tools:
Azure Sentinel including User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
Azure Defender including Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Azure Cloud Workload Protection (CWPP).
Azure Purview (Data Loss Prevention)
Azure Defender for Cloud
Azure Log Analytics
Experience with KQL
Configure rules for real-time alerting in SIEM tool for events;
Provide security monitoring including log aggregation/centralization, correlation, and alerting of security events and incidents;
Review and analyze audit records weekly for identified unusual activity and provide evidence of review and/or findings;
Conduct account reviews;
Determine auditable events and review on an annual basis;
Support incident response activities;
Microsoft Azure Security related certifications are strongly recommended
5+ years experience implementing security controls and policies, managing access to data, and monitoring threats to ensure that data, applications, infrastructure, and networks are protected.
5 + Experience with Security Assessment and Authorization (ATO) process
Support audit data calls
Bachelors Degree and a minimum 5 years experience. Additional years of experience maybe accepted in lieu of the degree.
U.S. Citizen
Ability to acquire a Public Trust Background investigation
Preferred technical and professional experience
SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst/ SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect Expert/AZ/SC-500 Azure Security Engineer Associate
Experience with Windows and Linux Administration
Certified in industry recognized areas such as CISSP, CISA, or CISM
Excellent organization, collaboration, project management, and team leadership skills
Strong communication skills and experience creating and delivering compliance status and metrics briefings to senior leadership
2+ years experience coordinating across security, IT operations, audit, and development groups to achieve security outcomes
Experienced with FedRAMP compliance is preferred
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.