Microsoft Security Automation & Incident Response Engineer - Contract Position
Magnetforensics · United States
Posted 22 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 days Magnetforensics's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 57% of Magnetforensics's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Magnetforensics
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 42 open
- Hiring momentum
- 67 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Magnetforensics's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Magnetforensics.
About this role
As a Microsoft Security Automation & Incident Response Engineer at Magnet Forensics, you will focus on enhancing the security operations program by optimizing Microsoft's security platform. Your responsibilities will include automating repetitive tasks, improving detection coverage, and enhancing incident response capabilities. This role is a hands-on engineering position requiring deep experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR, aimed at reducing manual workload for analysts.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Magnetforensics as an employer.
What you need
- Deep experience in Microsoft Sentinel
- Deep experience in Defender XDR
- Experience in security automation
- Experience in modern security operations
What you get
- Hybrid-flexible work approach
- Support for learning and development
- Opportunity to work with a talented team
Worth weighing
- This is a contract role for 3-4 months
- No salary listed in the posting
- Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet all qualifications
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Listed by Magnetforensics on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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