Senior Azure Cybersecurity Content Engineer

The Role – Senior Azure Cybersecurity Content Engineer

TryHackMe is seeking a Senior Azure Cybersecurity Content Engineer to spearhead the research, planning, and creation of advanced content and virtual labs for their online courses. The ideal candidate will possess deep Azure cloud security expertise, hands-on blue team experience, and a proven track record in designing high-quality technical training content.

This is a senior individual contributor role that comes with significant technical ownership, mentorship responsibilities, and direct influence over the Azure and cloud security content roadmap.

Technical Skills & Experience

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have 5+ years of relevant cybersecurity industry experience in roles such as Senior SOC Analyst (L3/L4), Security Engineer, Incident Responder, Threat Hunter, or Digital Forensics Investigator, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure security.

Ideally, you will have:

• Worked in defensive security roles within Azure-based or hybrid cloud organisations.
• Designed or operated real-world Azure security controls, detections, and incident response workflows.
• Experience translating complex security concepts into structured learning experiences.

You should also demonstrate:

• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including security architecture, identity, networking, monitoring, and incident response tooling.
• Expert-level knowledge in core blue team areas: incident detection and response, threat intelligence, log analysis, security monitoring, and digital forensics.
• A strong conceptual and practical understanding of networking, computing, and operating systems as they relate to security.
• Familiarity with blue team tooling and platforms (e.g., SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Entra ID) and methodologies (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, threat modeling, log and malware analysis).
• Proven ability to research emerging threats, attacker techniques, and cloud security trends, and convert them into engaging, high-impact training content.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical topics to learners.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of advanced defensive cybersecurity training material, including hands-on Azure labs, simulations, and realistic datasets.
• Own and shape the Azure cybersecurity content roadmap, ensuring technical accuracy, relevance, and progression across skill levels.
• Collaborate closely with the Content Engineering and Cloud teams to identify gaps, define standards, and improve overall content quality.
• Design, build, and maintain realistic Azure lab environments, including identity, logging, monitoring, and attack/defense scenarios.
• Mentor and support other Content Engineers, providing technical guidance, reviews, and best practices.
• Analyze real-world industry trends, incidents, and attacker techniques and recreate them as teachable, hands-on learning experiences.
• Strategically plan, review, and schedule content initiatives in collaboration with the Cloud Content Engineering team and stakeholders.

Preferred Skills (nice-to-have)

• Experience creating Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges or gamified security exercises.
• Programming/scripting experience in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or PHP.
• Experience leading, coaching, or mentoring other engineers or analysts.
• Relevant certifications such as AZ-500, SC-300, SC-200, SC-100, SC-401, or broader certifications like SAL1, CySA+, etc.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary: Determined based on Geographic Location, Seniority, Interview Performance, and Market Rates, hiring across 35+ countries.
• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere globally.
• Flexi Time: Choose your own hours, with at least 4 hours of overlap with the UK timezone (8am - 6pm).
• Tools: Dedicated work laptop + any necessary accessories.
• Swag Pack: Branded swag bundle to kickstart your journey.
• Personal Development: £2,500 training budget for certifications and growth.
• Company Retreat: Annual, fully paid company retreat.
• Lunch on us: Covered lunch during recurring company virtual lunches.
• Health Insurance: Provided if you're in a country without public healthcare.
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity: Enhanced package beyond statutory requirements.
• 401k / Pension: Easy retirement savings options.

Our Hiring Process

1. Stage 1: Short introduction call (30 mins)
2. Stage 2: Technical Take Home Exercise
3. Stage 3: Technical interview (one hour)
4. Stage 4: Final call with a Co-Founder (30 mins)

TryHackMe is currently unable to provide sponsorship.

Key skills/competency

• Azure Security
• Cloud Security Architecture
• Incident Response
• Threat Hunting
• Digital Forensics
• Security Monitoring
• Content Development
• Lab Design
• Blue Team Operations
• Microsoft Sentinel