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Cybersecurity / SIEM Engineer (Microsoft Sentinel)
Location: 701 W. 51st Street, Austin, TX 78751
Work Mode: 100% Onsite (Local candidates only)
Duration: 12 months
Work Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM (CT)
Role Summary: seeking a skilled Cybersecurity / SIEM Engineer to support security monitoring, analytics, and automation initiatives. The role focuses on Microsoft Sentinel, security analytics, UEBA, SOAR, and cloud/security integrations in a regulated government environment.Key Responsibilities:
Cybersecurity / SIEM Engineer (Microsoft Sentinel)
Location: 701 W. 51st Street, Austin, TX 78751
Work Mode: 100% Onsite (Local candidates only)
Duration: 12 months
Work Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM (CT)
Role Summary: seeking a skilled Cybersecurity / SIEM Engineer to support security monitoring, analytics, and automation initiatives. The role focuses on Microsoft Sentinel, security analytics, UEBA, SOAR, and cloud/security integrations in a regulated government environment.Key Responsibilities:
- Administer, configure, and optimize Microsoft Sentinel
- Develop and tune security analytics rules, UEBA models, and anomaly detection
- Build and maintain SOAR automation playbooks
- Integrate Sentinel with EDR, IAM, firewalls, and ticketing systems
- Monitor and analyze security events and incidents
- Support compliance, audit, and regulatory security requirements
- Collaborate with cloud, DevOps, and cybersecurity teams
- Maintain documentation and operational procedures
- Support after-hours security operations as needed
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field
- 2 years of experience in:
- Cybersecurity engineering OR
- SIEM engineering OR
- Cloud engineering OR
- Software development
- Strong knowledge of security monitoring and incident response concepts
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to work onsite in Austin, TX
- 3 years hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel
- Experience developing:
- UEBA models
- Behavior-based analytics
- SOAR automation playbooks
- Microsoft certifications (preferred, not required):
- SC-200, AZ-900, AZ-104, SC-100, SC-300
- Experience integrating Sentinel with:
- EDR solutions
- IAM platforms
- Firewalls
- Ticketing systems
- Experience with DevOps pipelines (GitHub, Azure DevOps)
- Prior experience in government, healthcare, or regulated environments