Specialist Cybersecurity Engineering

Job Description

Join us to save and improve lives with leading-edge science

At our company, we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We’re at the forefront of research, delivering innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. If you’re passionate about using modern cloud security engineering to protect mission-critical research, we invite you to join our team and use the power of leading-edge science to make a global impact.

As a Security Engineer, you will build and operate the pipelines, analytics, and automations that power our security monitoring at scale. You’ll work hands-on across Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Data Explorer (ADX), and Cribl to ensure high-quality telemetry, robust detections, and reliable operations. You’ll collaborate closely with SOC, IR, and cloud platform teams to turn data into action and continuously improve our defenses.

What you’ll do:

• Configure and support Microsoft Sentinel workspaces, connectors, and analytics rules
• Develop and maintain KQL queries, workbooks, and dashboards for proactive security monitoring
• Build and operate Cribl pipelines (Stream/Edge) for log ingestion, transformation, and routing
• Assist in provisioning and maintaining ADX tables, schemas, and ingestion jobs
• Contribute to deployment of Azure resources using IaC frameworks (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates)
• Monitor log source onboarding and telemetry health; escalate to SMEs when needed
• Troubleshoot Sentinel/ADX/Cribl issues across the ingestion and query lifecycle
• Support automation workflows using Azure Logic Apps and Azure Functions
• Maintain clear documentation, runbooks, and SOPs for repeatable operations
• Partner with technical SMEs to deliver key engineering tasks and platform improvements
• Collaborate with SOC, Incident Response, and cloud teams to address operational needs
• Continuously upskill in Sentinel, ADX, Cribl, and IaC through hands-on delivery and training

What you’ll bring:

• 2–5+ years of IT/security engineering experience, including 1–3+ years with Azure security technologies
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel setup, KQL, and dashboarding
• Familiarity with ADX ingestion, tables, and query patterns
• Hands-on experience building Cribl pipelines (Stream/Edge)
• Solid understanding of Azure services (Event Hub, Logic Apps, Functions, Scale Sets)
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, ARM templates, or equivalent)

Preferred:

• Exposure to SIEM/SOAR integrations and operational use cases
• Understanding of security logging standards and use case development
• Scripting skills (PowerShell/Python) for automation and tooling
• Experience applying DevOps/IaC pipelines for repeatable Azure deployments
• Strong problem-solving skills and curiosity to learn advanced engineering concepts
• Certifications such as: Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200); Cribl Certified Observability Engineer – Associate (Stream/Edge fundamentals); CompTIA Security+ or equivalent baseline cybersecurity certification

Why join us:

• Impact that matters: Your work will help safeguard research and innovation that improves lives worldwide
• Modern tooling: Build with Sentinel, ADX, Cribl, Terraform, Logic Apps, Functions, and more
• Growth and mentorship: Learn from subject matter experts and access training to deepen your skills
• Collaborative culture: Partner across SOC, IR, and cloud engineering to deliver end-to-end outcomes
• Purpose-driven mission: Contribute to a company committed to advancing human and animal health

Ready to apply? If you’re excited to build scalable security data pipelines, craft actionable detections, and automate cloud operations, we’d love to hear from you.

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