Senior Incident Response Engineer

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Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
Security
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Cybersecurity

Description For Senior Incident Response Engineer

Microsoft's Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CIRT) is seeking a Senior Incident Response Engineer to help customers investigate and respond to security incidents. As part of the Customer Experience & Success (CE&S) organization, specifically within Customer Service & Support (CSS), you'll be an elite member of a customer-facing security support team leading incident response investigations for Microsoft's enterprise customers.

The role involves analyzing, triaging, scoping, containing, and determining root causes of security incidents while providing remediation guidance. You'll work with cutting-edge security tools and technologies, including Microsoft Defender solutions, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365. The position requires deep expertise in security incident response, cloud investigations, and enterprise environment support.

This is an excellent opportunity for security professionals passionate about incident response and customer success. You'll collaborate with Security and Threat Intelligence teams, develop incident response procedures, and stay current with emerging security threats. The role offers significant growth potential in technical proficiency, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

The position offers flexibility with up to 100% work-from-home options and is part of Microsoft's mission to empower every person and organization globally. You'll join a culture built on respect, integrity, and accountability, where continuous learning and innovation are encouraged.

Key technologies include Microsoft Defender solutions, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, cloud security platforms, and automation tools (PowerShell/Python). The role requires both Italian and English language fluency and offers comprehensive benefits including healthcare, educational resources, and work-life balance support.

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Responsibilities For Senior Incident Response Engineer

  • Scope customer security incidents
  • Understand and identify indicators of attack and indicators of compromise
  • Analyse incident data from threat analytics tools
  • Collaborate with Security and Threat Intelligence teams
  • Coordinate security incident response with other Microsoft teams
  • Develop and implement incident response runbooks and capabilities
  • Perform security triage and analysis on infrastructure
  • Investigate root cause of complex security incidents
  • Participate in on-call rotation as required

Requirements For Senior Incident Response Engineer

Python
  • Native or excellent Italian language skills
  • 2+ years Security Incident Response experience
  • 2+ years Cloud investigations experience with Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Defender
  • 1+ years customer facing experience
  • Experience supporting large enterprise environments
  • 1+ years Network Security Administration experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years of technical support or IT experience
  • Fluent English language skills

Benefits For Senior Incident Response Engineer

Medical Insurance
Education Budget
Parental Leave
  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Product discounts
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Networking opportunities

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