Senior Incident Response Engineer

Global technology company empowering people and organizations through innovative software, cloud services, and hardware solutions.
Herzliya, Israel
Security
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Cybersecurity · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Incident Response Engineer

Microsoft's Customer Service & Support (CSS) team is seeking a Senior Incident Response Engineer to join their Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CIRT). This role involves leading incident response investigations for Microsoft's enterprise customers, working with cutting-edge security technologies and tools. As a senior member of this elite customer-facing security support team, you'll be responsible for analyzing, triaging, and resolving complex security incidents while ensuring customer success.

The position offers the flexibility of up to 100% remote work and is part of Microsoft's larger Customer Experience & Success organization, which comprises over 18,000 employees worldwide. You'll be working with enterprise-level security solutions including Microsoft Defender, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365, while applying your expertise in threat analytics and incident response.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical security skills with excellent customer service abilities, bringing at least 5 years of relevant experience. This role offers significant growth opportunities in both technical and soft skills, with exposure to large-scale enterprise environments and complex security challenges. You'll be part of Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more, working in a culture that values growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration.

Benefits include industry-leading healthcare, educational resources, parental leave, and investment opportunities. The role requires fluency in both English and Hebrew, and involves participating in an on-call rotation. This is an excellent opportunity for security professionals looking to make a significant impact in enterprise cybersecurity while working for a global technology leader.

Last updated 19 hours ago

Responsibilities For Senior Incident Response Engineer

  • Scope customer security incidents
  • Identify indicators of attack and compromise
  • Analyse incident data from threat analytics tools
  • Collaborate with Security and Threat Intelligence teams
  • Coordinate security incident response
  • Develop and implement incident response runbooks
  • Perform security triage and analysis
  • Investigate root cause of complex security incidents
  • Maintain high level of confidentiality
  • Participate in on-call rotation

Requirements For Senior Incident Response Engineer

Python
  • 2+ years Security Incident Response experience with operational security expertise
  • 2+ years Cloud investigations experience with Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Defender solutions
  • 2+ years customer facing experience
  • Experience supporting enterprise environments with 1000+ users
  • 1+ years Network Security Administration experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
  • Excellent written and spoken English language skills
  • Fluent in Hebrew (reading, writing, speaking)
  • Must pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check

Benefits For Senior Incident Response Engineer

Medical Insurance
Education Budget
Parental Leave
  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Opportunities to network and connect

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