My client has a day rate contract opportunity for a Cloud Security Engineer in Dublin. This will be for an initial six months and will require someone who can be onsite in Dublin 3 days per week.

This role demands an expertise in Microsoft Azure, including its security suite, best practices, threat landscape, and the ability to enact robust security protocols. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in cloud computing, infrastructure as code, and a thorough understanding of Azure services.

Key Responsibilities:

- Analyze and respond to detected events, escalating issues as necessary
- Review system security event logs and alerts, contributing to the enhancement of security services
- Support the integration of new security services into monitoring and detection capabilities
- Assess, monitor, analyze, and mitigate risks
- Identify vulnerabilities and investigate security incidents to determine their root causes
- Contribute to the automation and enhancement of security processes and technologies
- Implement and maintain robust configuration management practices for IT environment stability
- Conduct supplier assurance activities to ensure vendor security compliance
- Establish and enforce governance processes for IT security compliance

Essential Requirements:

• 5 years of relevant experience in information security management activities
• Strong experience with Microsoft Security Suite products, including Azure, Sentinel, and Defender
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and Azure services such as Entra ID, Conditional Access, Enterprise Apps, App Registrations, Identity Protection, Privileged Identity Management, Identity Governance, Azure Infrastructure, Entra Connect, Intune etc
• Experience with firewalls, SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS concepts, email security, vulnerability management
• Understanding of common industry standards and frameworks ie NIST, ISO 27001 etc
• Microsoft Security Operations Analyst certification is essential

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