Job Description – Microsoft Sentinel Architect
Job Title: Microsoft Sentinel Architect
Location: India
Experience: 10+ Years
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Sentinel Architect to design, implement, and manage enterprise-scale cloud security monitoring solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Administration, SIEM Operations, Security Architecture, and Automation to support global security operations and strengthen cybersecurity posture.
Key Responsibilities
Microsoft Sentinel Architecture & Engineering
Design and develop security architectures leveraging Microsoft Sentinel to meet business and compliance requirements.
Implement, configure, and optimize Microsoft Sentinel for security monitoring and threat detection.
Develop and maintain analytics rules, workbooks, playbooks, and automation workflows.
Integrate multiple log sources and security tools into Microsoft Sentinel.
Create security use cases and detection strategies to improve SOC effectiveness.
Support incident investigation, threat hunting,
and response activities.
Splunk Administration & Engineering
Administer and maintain Splunk infrastructure including Search Heads, Indexers, and Universal Forwarders.
Troubleshoot Splunk server, deployment, and forwarder-related issues.
Manage data onboarding, index administration, and retention policies.
Build and maintain dashboards, reports, alerts, and knowledge objects.
Support users in designing production-quality dashboards and reports.
Monitor platform performance, capacity planning, and optimization.
Implement automation scripts for maintenance and alerting tasks.
Support Splunk deployments across Linux, Unix, and Windows environments.
Work with Cribl for data routing, filtering, and optimization.
Required Skills
10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, SIEM, and Security Operations.
Solid hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel Architecture and Engineering.
Extensive experience
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