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Azure Security Customer Engineer

JDA TSGUnited States🇺🇸United StatesPosted 16 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career as a trusted technical advisor to Fortune-1000 enterprises, driving security transformation with cutting-edge Microsoft solutions like Sentinel and Copilot for Security. This rewarding hybrid role offers a competitive salary of $110,000-$120,000 and is ideal for ambitious mid-senior professionals passionate about cloud security and client-facing engagements. Apply today to shape the future of cybersecurity for leading organizations!

Quick Overview

Salary
$110k - $120k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
United States
Posted
6 days ago

Job Description

We have immediate opportunities for a Microsoft Sentinel, Copilot for Security and Defender for Cloud Expert to join our growing Customer Engineer (CE) team. These are full-time roles with comprehensive benefits. As a CE, you ll work with Fortune-1000 enterprises, guiding them to a healthy, secure identity posture across hybrid and cloud environments.

This is a high-impact, customer-facing role where you ll serve as a trusted technical advisor, driving adoption, optimization, and transformation across a range of Microsoft security solutions including Sentinel, Copilot for Security, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and advanced tools like MDI, MDA, and XDR.

Location: Remote US
Salary Range: $110K/yr $120K/yr based on experience

  • Act as the customer s security advisor, guiding their end-to-end journey with Microsoft s cloud security architecture.
  • Drive technical conversations and hands-on solutioning across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS security layers.
  • Deliver compelling technical presentations, live demos, and proof-of-concepts showcasing Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, and Copilot for Security.
  • Lead clients implementation efforts focused on cloud-native SIEM (Sentinel), automated threat response (Copilot for Security), and security telemetry ingestion and analytics across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, endpoint, and identity workloads.
  • Drive successful adoption of Microsoft security products, especially across hybrid cloud environments.
  • Stay ahead of the curve with AI-powered security tools and continuously upskill to align with Microsoft s Security & Customer Success goals.
  • 10 15 years of progressive IT experience spanning enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, and security operations.
  • 5 7 years of hands-on expertise with Microsoft Security solutions, including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity, Defender for Office 365, and 2+ years of experience with Security Copilot.
  • Strong background in cross-platform integration of cloud, endpoint, identity, and application security sources into Microsoft security platforms, enabling unified threat detection, investigation, and response.
  • Deep understanding of SIEM, XDR, threat detection engineering, security monitoring, incident response, and security operations best practices across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
  • Trusted advisor with strong executive presence, capable of influencing technical decision-makers, security leaders, architects, and C-level stakeholders.
  • Strong customer-facing consulting and presentation skills, including requirements discovery, solution design workshops, architecture reviews, and technical enablement sessions.
  • Experience leading strategic customer engagements, driving platform adoption, operational excellence, and measurable security outcomes.
  • Hands-on expertise with automation and orchestration capabilities, including Microsoft Sentinel automation rules, playbooks, Logic Apps, and AI-driven security workflows.

Key Skills & Technologies:

  • Cloud Security Solutions: Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Azure IaaS, PaaS, SaaS security), Defender for Identity (MDI), Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps (MDA), XDR technologies.
  • SIEM/SOAR: Deep familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel architecture, threat hunting, workbook creation, KQL, and incident response workflows.
  • AI & Automation: Hands-on experience or working knowledge of CoPilot for Security
  • Security Frameworks & Models: Understanding of Zero Trust, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, and cloud governance best practices.
  • Scripting/Automation: PowerShell, Kusto Query Language (KQL), Azure Logic Apps preferred.
  • Customer-Facing Expertise: Proven ability to lead customer engagements, technical workshops, and deploy real-world solutions.

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