Senior Microsoft Cloud Security Engineer
Serves as the subject-matter expert securing UltraViolet Cyber's Microsoft cloud tenant on-site in Arlington, VA — designing Conditional Access policies, running the Defender and Purview suites, writing KQL for Sentinel/Defender detections, and remediating findings. Requires deep Azure/M365 security experience and ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust clearance.
- Compensation
- $110K–$130K / yr
- Location
- Arlington, VA
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Ability to obtain DHS EOD Public Trust Clearance
- Master's + 10 years' experience, Bachelor's + 13 years, or 19 years total experience
- Expert-level hands-on experience securing Azure, Entra, Defender, Purview, Office 365, and Microsoft 365 in large enterprises
- Deep understanding of Conditional Access Policies, Azure AD/Entra, and Zero Trust principles
- Proven track record implementing the full Microsoft Defender ecosystem and Microsoft Purview (DLP, sensitivity labels, eDiscovery)
- Advanced proficiency writing KQL for detection, investigation, response, and reporting
- Active expert-level certification (e.g., MSCE, Microsoft 365 Admin Expert, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert, AZ-500, SC-100, SC-200, SC-300, SC-400, SC-401)
- Security+ certification
- Strong networking, firewall, VPN, and segmentation knowledge for cloud deployments
- Exceptional time management, written and communication skills
- Participate in rotating on-call schedule for incident response and outage support
Nice to have
- CISSP, OSCP, or 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
Full description
Make a difference here.
UltraViolet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, the UltraViolet Cyber security-as-code platform combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations by eliminating risks of separate red and blue teams.
By creating continuously optimized identification, detection, and resilience from today’s dynamic threat landscape, UltraViolet Cyber provides both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients. UltraViolet Cyber is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with global offices across the U.S. and in India.
UltraViolet Cyber has an exciting position for a Senior Microsoft Cloud Security Engineer as we deploy, manage, and hardening our Microsoft cloud environment, including Azure, Office 365 and Microsoft 365. The Senior Microsoft Cloud Security Engineer should thrive on complexity, possess an analytical mindset, and bring deep expertise on managing and securing Microsoft's cloud platform. You'll collaborate across teams, collaborating with security engineers, cloud architects, identity teams, and incident response analysts to ensure our tenant is resilient, compliant, and always mission ready.
What You'll Do:
- 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
What You've Have:
- 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.