Are you enthusiastic about solving problems in the threat detection and security response space? Are you interested in challenges within Cloud Computing space? Does protecting over 1 billion customers and making the cyber world a better place for everyone sound exciting? If so, this may be an ideal opportunity for you.

Azure Cloud Security ? motivated, security professionals to join our team. As the company accelerates its transformation into a cloud-first world, there has never been a more exciting time to be part of Azure Cloud Security. The Security Operations Center (SOC) within the Azure Cloud Security is the front line that defends the customers of Microsoft's Cloud platform and online services.

Microsoft is looking for SOC analyst to join its India (Hyderabad) based SOC, which is part of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). The core responsibility is to perform investigations in response to security alerts, which includes digital forensics and data analytics. Your passion for finding creative approaches for security problems will shine as you gather evidence and build a picture about what transpired during your investigations. You will be responsible for fusing multiple sources of evidence to determine how a security incident occurred and what steps need to transpire to remediate it. You will also be responsible for building capabilities that close information gaps, strengthen our cloud defense and defend customers from emerging security threats. The SOC is a fast-paced team that constantly provides new opportunities to learn and grow.

This role may include the need to work outside of core hours on high priority investigations and may also include on-call responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Prioritise alerts and issues and perform triage to confirm security incidents
• Performing analysis on true positive alerts to determine root cause and impact.
• Collaborate with teams to create and potentially execute incident mitigation and remediation plans.
• Evaluate security risks and their impact to the Microsoft Cloud platform and its online services. 
• Create, Identify and collaborate with other teams in detections and Hunt.
• Create technical documentation for other analysts and other teams to follow.
• Support cross company incidents and crisis.

Working Patterns:

• 24*7 Rotational Shift.

• Weekend and national holiday working will be required but will be provided back in leu.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in information security incident handling and/or security operations, in large enterprise networks.
• Knowledge of SOC operations including; Detections, Triage, Analysis, Incident Management and Response, Digital Forensics, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, Processes and Policies, Trending, Reporting, and Automation.
• Strong foundational knowledge in software engineering and/or cloud technologies including: cloud services (Logic Apps, Azure functions), hardware, networking, architecture, protocols, file systems, and operating systems.
• Experience / Knowledge with large scale and complex incidents of all types, including APT, DDoS, malicious insider, web and mobile applications, and data exfiltration.
• The ability to communicate complex and technical issues to diverse audiences, orally and in-writing, in an easily understood, authoritative, and actionable manner.
• Intermediate to proficient level knowledge on one of the programming language (Python, C#, Java script)
• Knowledge on Jupyter Notebooks, Azure Data explorer (Kusto), Microsoft defender for Endpoint, Sentinel would be added advantage.
• Industry cyber security certification e.g. SC-200 (MSOA), CompTIA Security +, GIAC; GCIA ,GCIH, GCFE, GCFA. (or equivalent) would be added advantage.

Background Check Requirements:

Applicants must have the ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This successful candidate to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 

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