Cybersecurity Security Operations Engineer (Microsoft Sentinel/SIEM) NEW!

Location: Austin, TX • Date Posted: 9/18/2026 • Job Type: Contract • Job Number: DTS1017187818

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents using Microsoft Sentinel.
• Perform log analysis, alert triage, threat hunting, and security monitoring across enterprise environments.
• Work with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, XDR, and NDR technologies to detect and investigate threats.
• Write and maintain KQL, SPL, and security queries for investigations and reporting.
• Analyze network traffic, endpoint alerts, and indicators of compromise.
• Document investigations, escalate critical incidents, and provide leadership-ready security reports.
• Support compliance with NIST, CIS Controls, HIPAA, and state security standards.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, network security, security operations, or incident response.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel (analytics rules, workbooks, automation, incident management, and data connectors).
• Strong experience with SIEM platforms, security log management, and threat intelligence.
• Experience with EDR, XDR, NDR, and detection engineering methodologies.
• Strong understanding of firewalls, IDS/IPS, DNS, VPN, TCP/IP, and secure network architecture.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Microsoft Security certifications (Security Operations Analyst, Azure Security Engineer, Cybersecurity Architect).
• Additional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, GIAC, Splunk, or SentinelOne are a plus.
• Candidates with 10+ years of experience in SIEM architecture, detection engineering, threat intelligence, and security log management are highly preferred.

Skills

• Microsoft Sentinel
• SIEM
• SOAR
• EDR
• XDR
• NDR
• KQL
• SPL
• Incident Response
• Threat Hunting
• Log Analysis
• Detection Engineering
• Threat Intelligence
• Network Security
• IDS/IPS
• Firewalls
• DNS
• VPN
• TCP/IP
• HIPAA
• NIST
• CIS Controls
• Splunk
• Microsoft Defender
• Security Monitoring