Kusto Engineer

• Primary skills: Kusto Query Language Azure Data Explorer Azure Monitor Log Analytics Microsoft Sentinel Microsoft Defender platforms Azure Data Explorer Azure Monitor Log Analytics Microsoft Sentinel Microsoft Defender platforms
  
  

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Designs and implements advanced cybersecurity data solutions that identify risks and guide both response and security assurance efforts.
• Performs and enhances data acquisition and analysis to uncover and remediate significant vulnerabilities.
• Integrates data from various information security technologies in various environments, defining and improving automatable scenarios, and processes.
• Serves as a key technical point of escalation for challenging security data issues, diagnosing recurring problems and creating reusable solutions that improve how the organization consumes security data.
• Assesses emerging security threats, tools, and architectural options, and provides recommendations that shape technical plans, priorities, and goals for the job area.
• Collaborates with product, engineering and operations teams to apply modern security practices in all stages of the security development lifecycle.
• Develops and maintains security baselines, guardrails, and control patterns for systems and applications in the area of responsibility, contributing to approaches that support regulatory and policy compliance.
• Leads the technical execution of major incident response and forensic activities within the job area, coordinating tasks, leveraging tooling effectively, and suggesting improvements to playbooks and processes.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and technical training to other security engineers, hosting reviews and sharing best practices that elevate team capability.
• Lowers the bar to entry for data excellence across the organization by enablement, evangelization, education, and smart design. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies. Preferred Qualifications
• Advanced cybersecurity certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, GIAC).
• Experience with security tooling and cloud-scale data systems such as Azure Data Explorer and accompanying cloud services.
• Role will involve supporting non-customer facing .NET based services.
• Familiarity with emerging cybersecurity technologies, industry trends, and strategic risk management.