Microsoft Security Automation & Incident Response Engineer - Contract Position (Microsoft Security)

Location: United States; remote

Employment type: Contract; duration: 3–4 months

Company

hirify.global develops security and digital forensics solutions and is expanding the maturity and efficiency of its security operations program.

What you will do

• Analyze security alert triage and incident response processes, identify bottlenecks, and reduce manual analyst effort.
• Tune Microsoft Sentinel analytics rules, reduce false positives, and create advanced correlation and threat-hunting content.
• Design automation for alert enrichment, incident routing, ticket creation, escalations, investigations, and standard response actions.
• Integrate and optimize Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, Entra ID, Zscaler telemetry, and ITSM platforms.
• Improve incident response processes, investigation playbooks, response automation, operational runbooks, and documentation.

Requirements

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• 5+ years of experience in security operations, detection engineering, or incident response.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Sentinel and the Microsoft Defender suite.
• Advanced KQL, Logic Apps, SOAR automation, and SIEM engineering skills.
• Experience optimizing security operations workflows.

Nice to have

• Microsoft Security certifications.
• Threat hunting and detection engineering experience.
• Experience integrating third-party security telemetry.
• Exposure to Purview and DLP technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote contract engagement lasting 3–4 months.
• Emphasis on care, accountability, dedication, integrity, empathy, and respect.
• Focus on continuous learning, innovation, and building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• Background check required as a condition of employment.

Hiring process

• Recruitment is designed to support an inclusive and accessible process.
• Offers are contingent on satisfactory completion of a background check.
• US applicants undergo employment authorization verification through E-Verify.