MSSP Automation Engineer (SOC + MSS) Microsoft Security & Azure Stack

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Job Description

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MSSP Automation Engineer

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Job Overview

developer-minded MSSP Automation Engineer

alert enrichment, incident response, IT support tasks,

Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Microsoft 365, and Azure

Key Responsibilities

🔹 Automation Development & Integration (SOC + MSS)
  • Design and implement

    Logic Apps

    ,

    Power Automate

    flows, and

    custom connectors

    to automate:
  • SOC workflows (alert enrichment, containment, escalation)
  • MSS workflows (user onboarding, device compliance, license management)
  • Build integrations across:
  • Microsoft Sentinel, Defender (Endpoint, Identity, Office 365)
  • Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, Intune)
  • Azure (VM provisioning, RBAC, networking, Entra ID)
🔹 Custom Scripting & API Integration
  • Develop automation scripts using

    PowerShell

    ,

    Python

    , and

    Microsoft Graph API

    .
  • Integrate with third-party platforms (e.g.,

    JIRA, ServiceNow, Slack, email gateways

    ) via REST APIs and webhooks.
  • Build and maintain

    Jupyter Notebooks

    for automation, threat hunting, and analytics.
🔹 Use Case Enablement & Optimization
  • Collaborate with SOC analysts and IT support teams to identify automation opportunities.
  • Enable automated containment (e.g., isolate device, disable user, revoke session) and IT actions (e.g., password reset, onboarding).
  • Support

    Insider Risk

    ,

    DLP

    , and

    compliance

    workflows with automation.
🔹 Azure Platform Engineering
  • Automate

    Azure resource provisioning

    , policy enforcement, and monitoring.
  • Implement

    RBAC

    , tagging, and governance for multi-tenant environments.
  • Support Azure automation for MSSP customer onboarding and delivery.
🔹 Governance, Security & Documentation
  • Ensure workflows comply with standards (

    ISO 27001, SOC2, NIST

    ).
  • Maintain documentation for all playbooks, scripts, and automation assets.
  • Implement

    logging, error handling, and version control

    .
🔹 Collaboration & Enablement
  • Collaborate with:
  • SOC analysts and detection engineers (security automation)
  • IT engineers (Microsoft 365 / Azure automation)
  • Onboarding and JSM teams (workflow alignment)
  • Deliver training and knowledge transfer on automation tools.

Required Skills & Qualifications

🎓 Education

Btech/BCA/MCA

🏅 Certifications

  • Required:

    Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
  • Preferred:

    Azure Security Engineer, Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Defender XDR, ITIL Foundation

⚙️ Technical Expertise

  • Proficiency in

    Logic Apps, Power Automate, Microsoft Sentinel playbooks

  • Strong hands-on with:
  • Microsoft Defender XDR (MDE, MDI, MDO)
  • Microsoft 365 (Intune, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint)
  • Azure (VMs, Networking, Entra ID, RBAC)
  • Skilled in

    PowerShell, Python, KQL, Graph API, REST API

  • Familiar with

    Jupyter Notebooks, custom connectors

    , and

    multi-tenant MSSP

    setups

🧠 Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • Developer-oriented thinking (scalability, reusability, security focus)
  • Fluent in English

Experience

  • 5+ years

    in cybersecurity, IT support, or SOC operations
  • 2–3 years

    in automation engineering or security orchestration
  • Proven experience building automation in

    Sentinel, Defender XDR, Microsoft 365, and Azure

  • Prior

    MSSP

    or

    multi-tenant SOC/MSS

    experience is highly preferred


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