Senior IT & Network Security Engineer

Location: Remote

Experience: 5+ years

Shift timing: 7 PM to 4 AM

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT & Network Security Engineer to strengthen and secure our enterprise IT environment. This role is primarily focused on cybersecurity and network security, while also handling secure cloud environments.

The position is hands-on and technical, suited for a senior individual contributor who works across security engineering, secure networking, cloud security, and endpoint protection, without people-management or IT operations leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and maintain cybersecurity controls across enterprise IT, cloud, and network environments
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents, alerts, and vulnerabilities across systems and networks
• Act as an L2/L3 escalation point for complex cyber security, network security, and infrastructure issues
• Design, configure, and manage secure network architectures, including VPNs, firewalls, routing, DNS, and access controls
• Monitor network traffic and security events to detect anomalies, threats, and suspicious activity
• Implement and enforce security policies, standards, and best practices across the organization
• Perform vulnerability management, system hardening, and security patching across endpoints, servers, and cloud resources
• Secure and manage Azure cloud environments, including identity, access control, and workload protection
• Administer endpoint and device management solutions (Intune, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Jamf) to ensure compliance and security posture
• Ensure secure user, device, and access onboarding/offboarding across IT and cloud systems
• Support security audits, risk assessments, and compliance initiatives, including documentation and evidence collection
• Maintain comprehensive security documentation, including incident response plans, SOPs, configurations, and runbooks
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security alerts, escalating issues as required
• Support hybrid and remote-access security requirements while ensuring secure connectivity
• Participate in 24×7 on-call rotations for security and critical IT incidents
• Collaborate with IT, Infrastructure, Cloud, and Application teams to embed security into system design and operations
• Support ITIL-aligned processes including Incident, Problem, and Change Management
• Stay updated on emerging cyber threats, attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies
• Support IT asset management, software licensing, and compliance tracking from a security standpoint

Required Skills and Qualifications:
• 5+ years of experience in Cyber Security, Network Security, IT Security, or Infrastructure Security roles
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, routing)
• Hands-on experience with enterprise cybersecurity practices and tools
• Experience securing cloud environments (Azure preferred)
• Experience with endpoint security and device management (Intune, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Jamf)
• Strong experience in cloud security for Azure and AWS environments
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender (Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity)
• Experience managing and securing Azure Virtual Machines
• Hands-on experience with Azure Sentinel (SIEM)
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management (Azure AD, MFA, RBAC)
• Experience handling L2/L3 security and network incidents
• Ability to independently troubleshoot security, network, and system issues
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Good to have:
• Experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, or cloud security tools
• Exposure to automation, scripting, or Infrastructure as Code
• Familiarity with hybrid network environments, SD-WAN, or firewall platforms
• Security certifications (preferred, not mandatory): Security+, CEH, CISSP, Azure Security Engineer