Security Engineer

📋 Job Overview

UltraViolet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. We are seeking a Senior Microsoft Cloud Security Engineer to deploy, manage, and harden our Microsoft cloud environment, including Azure, Office 365, and Microsoft 365.

🏢 About UltraViolet Cyber

Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, UltraViolet Cyber combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations. We provide both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients.

🎯 The Role

The Senior Microsoft Cloud Security Engineer will collaborate across teams, including security engineers, cloud architects, identity teams, and incident response analysts, to ensure our tenant is resilient, compliant, and always mission ready.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the go-to, subject matter expert (SME) for securing the Microsoft cloud tenant, advising on architecture, design, and implementation of secure solutions across Azure, O365, and M365.
• Lead the development and enforcement of Conditional Access Policies, aligned with best practices for managing access control for personas, groups, and applications.
• Act as the primary SME in optimizing the Microsoft Defender suite of components (Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Office 365).
• Implement Microsoft Purview, including data classification and sensitivity labels, Data Loss Prevent (DLP), and eDiscovery workflows.
• Design, run, and optimize Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries for Azure Sentinel, Defender, and log analytics.
• Review and remediate security controls through vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and red/blue team engagements.
• Guide cross-functional teams on security controls, compliance requirements, policy, and governance best practices.

📌 Required Qualifications

• Ability to Obtain DHS EOD Public Trust Clearance
• Master’s Degree + 10 years’ experience OR Bachelor’s degree + 13 years OR 19 years total experience
• Expert-level hands-on experience deploying, managing, and securing Azure, Entra, Defender, Purview, Office 365, and Microsoft 365 in large enterprises.
• Deep understanding of Conditional Access Policies (CAPs), Azure AD/Entra, and Zero Trust principles.
• Proven track record implementing and managing the full suite of the Microsoft Defender ecosystem and Microsoft Purview (DLP, sensitivity labels, eDiscovery).
• Advanced proficiency writing KQL for detection, investigation, response, and reporting.
• Active, expert-level certification such as Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MSCE), Microsoft 365 Admin Expert, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert, AZ-900, AZ-500, SC-900, SC-100, SC-200, SC-300, SC-400, SC-401.
• Cybersecurity certifications: Security+.
• Strong networking, firewall, VPN, and segmentation knowledge as it relates to cloud deployments.
• Exceptional time management, written, and communication skills.
• Participate in rotating on-call schedule across the team, to provide incident response or support during outages.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• CISSP, OSCP, GCIH
• ITIL, Agile, or PMP familiarity/certification
• Experience with SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel)
• Hands-on exposure to third-party cloud security tooling (CASBs, CNAAPs, SD-WANs)
• Previous consulting or client-facing delivery experience

🎁 Benefits

UltraViolet Cyber maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, as well as reflect our company's differing products, services, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

Ability to Obtain DHS EOD Public Trust Clearance.