Tasks

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Monitor and investigate cloud‑application‑related security alerts generated by Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MDCA) under defined CSOC processes.
- Perform alert triage and initial investigation to determine scope, user impact, risk level, and business relevance.
- Support investigation of incidents involving risky cloud apps, OAuth abuse, data exposure, suspicious user activity, and abnormal cloud access patterns.
- Assist in containment and remediation activities in coordination with Identity, Endpoint, Email, and IT platform teams.
- Escalate complex or high‑risk cloud‑app security findings to L2/L3 specialists or Incident Managers with structured analysis and evidence.
- Analyze user behavior, activity logs, and cloud telemetry to identify anomalies and suspicious activity.
- Support policy tuning, alert refinement, and basic detection improvements to reduce false positives and improve signal quality.
- Assist with shadow IT discovery, cloud app risk assessments, and enforcement of cloud app governance policies.




- Support CSOC playbooks, runbooks, and response procedures related to cloud application security incidents.
- Participate in post‑incident reviews and RCA discussions, contributing operational findings and improvement ideas.
- Maintain accurate investigation notes, incident documentation, and response records.
- Work closely with CSOC L1/L2 analysts, Identity, Endpoint, Email Security, and IT operations teams.
- Support audit and compliance activities related to cloud application security controls when required.

Key Skills:
- Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MDCA).
- Understanding of cloud application risks, SaaS security concepts, and user activity monitoring.
- Basic working knowledge of the Microsoft Defender ecosystem (MDE, MDO, Sentinel – awareness level).
- Understanding of SOC operations, alert triage, investigation workflows, and escalation models.
- Familiarity with incident

📌 Cloud App Security Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Daimler Truck
📍 Bengaluru