Senior Information Security Engineer

Flexera saves customers billions of dollars in wasted technology spend. A pioneer in Hybrid ITAM and FinOps, Flexera provides award-winning, data-oriented SaaS solutions for technology value optimization (TVO), enabling IT, finance, procurement and cloud teams to gain deep insights into cost optimization, compliance and risks for each business service. Flexera One solutions are built on a set of definitive customer, supplier and industry data, powered by our Technology Intelligence Platform, that enables organizations to visualize their Enterprise Technology Blueprint™ in hybrid environments—from on-premises to SaaS to containers to cloud.

We’re transforming the software industry.  We’re Flexera.  With more than 50,000 customers across the world, we’re achieving that goal. But we know we can’t do any of that without our team.  Ready to help us re-imagine the industry during a time of substantial growth and ambitious plans?  Come and see why we’re consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester and IDC as a category leader in the marketplace. Learn more at flexera.com

The IT Security Engineering team will work very closely with Security leaders to help design, implement, and manage corporate security solutions based on the Microsoft stack and supplemented by leading technology providers such as Palo Alto and Tenable.

Provide technical thought leadership in overall security solutions development.

Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in all Microsoft security tooling.

Work alongside IT Systems Operations team to build and maintain secure postures.

Produce automated or manual response playbooks.

Lead technical workshops with IT teams to expand knowledge and capability across teams.

Assist with vulnerability remediations.

Reduce attack surface across corporate infrastructure, including device hardening.

Proven experience and knowledge to Implement, manage, and evolve solutions around Purview DLP, Insider Risk and Information Rights Management.

Daily management and maintenance of vulnerability monitoring systems

Daily management and maintenance of security event monitoring

Support the SOC/Security Analyst team with alert tuning and configuration.

Willingness to be on call and available after hours as needed.

Mandatory Skills:

• Microsoft Purview DLP & IRM
• Microsoft Sentinel SIEM
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud/Apps, Endpoint, Identity
• Microsoft Entra ID (incl. P2 Features)
• Hands-on experience in vulnerability management, and configurating and tuning vulnerability management tools e.g. Tenable, Microsoft Defender
• Hands-on experience implementing, configuring and tuning SIEM solutions - Microsoft Sentinel
• Hands-on experience securing and hardening cloud-based services - M365, Azure
• Experience working within global standards and best practices such as ISO27001, CIS Controls and Cyber Essentials

Desirable:

• Microsoft Intune secure baseline configurations
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500)
• Azure Cybersecurity architect (SC-100)
• Experience in SOC operations
• Experience with PowerBI

Experience & Qualifications

• Computer Science Degree or substantial equivalent experience
• Relevant industry certifications (MS Security Engineer, CISSP, CISA/M, etc).
• Expertise in building security solutions in Microsoft Defender/M365 leveraging the Azure Security Stack, including and not limited to Microsoft Sentinel, Log Analytics, Logic Apps, Microsoft Defender, etc.
• Knowledge in Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, Endpoint Security Solutions and Cloud Security domains.
• At least two Microsoft Security Certifications, specifically from AZ or SC exam groups.
• Experience working with IT and Security leadership to define & articulate security solutions strategies, architecture and program plans.

The successful candidate will have a background in IT Security roles like:

• Microsoft cloud engineer with the necessary experience of the technologies listed
• SOC analyst/engineer with the necessary experience of the technologies listed.

Overall IT/Security Experience: 10 years

Role Specific Experience: 2 years

This is an individual contributor role, where you will be expected to lead projects and do your own discovery/evaluations of tooling, suggesting enhancements and being a technical leader.

Who You Are…

Only those that possess the below qualities should apply, maintaining the status quo is not good enough, we are a team of people who are never done, we always strive to improve.

Team Collaborator: Work across internal and external teams of all levels to proactively support the business

Outcome driven: Pursue impactful initiatives that move the needle on SOC operational effectiveness

Effective Communicator: Delivers complex information in a confident and convincing manner, appropriate to a diverse audience.

Inquisitive: A propensity to find out why something is the way it is, look under the covers, see if it can be improved.

Analytical: Gather data from multiple sources, find areas of weakness or risk and come up with solutions

Flexera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will be considered for open roles regardless of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local/national laws, policies and/or regulations. 

Flexera understands the value that results from employing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We recognize that equity necessitates acknowledging past exclusion and that inclusion requires intentional effort. Our DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) council is the driving force behind our commitment to championing policies and practices that foster a welcoming environment for all.

We encourage candidates requiring accommodations to please let us know by emailing careers@flexera.com.