Cloud Security Engineer - 12M Contract

Cloud Security Engineer

Location: Dublin City Centre

12 Month Contract

An established organisation undergoing significant technology modernisation is seeking an experienced Cloud Security Engineer . This role is ideal for an engineer with extensive Microsoft cloud security expertise, strong cybersecurity awareness, and experience operating within ITIL-aligned environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Configuration and administration of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including Conditional Access, Identity Governance and Multi-Factor Authentication.
• Implementation and management of Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
• Deployment and administration of Microsoft Intune for endpoint management, compliance, application deployment and device configuration.
• Administration of Microsoft Defender security solutions including Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Office 365.
• Securing Azure environments through best-practice implementation of network security, firewalls, encryption and access controls.

Key Duties

• Provide third-line support across infrastructure, cloud and security environments.
• Collaborate with specialist technology teams to deliver projects and operational improvements.
• Follow established Incident Management processes and procedures.
• Develop and maintain knowledge base articles, runbooks and standard operating procedures.
• Contribute to organisational policies and governance processes relating to Data Protection and Information Security.
• Ensure support tickets are resolved within agreed service levels and KPIs.

Desired Qualifications

Candidates should hold at least one of the following:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

• Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
• Microsoft Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate (MD-102)