MDR Security Analyst/Engineer – L2/L3
Security Monitoring, Detection Engineering and Automation for a Microsoft-Centric MDR/SOC Environment

Experience: 5+Years
Employment Type
Full time, Permanent (Santan Infotech Pvt Ltd)
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Domain
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) | Security Operations | Microsoft Security

Job Description
This position is responsible for operating and enhancing a Microsoft-centric MDR/SOC environment built on Microsoft Sentinel, delivered through Microsoft's unified security operations platform in the Defender portal, together with SOAR, security automation, API-based integrations and emerging agentic AI capabilities. Within Santan Intellect's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) practice, this position creates direct value by closing the gap between a raw security alert and a resolved incident, protecting client environments from real operational and financial impact.
This position is responsible for security monitoring, L2/L3 alert investigation, incident triage,



threat detection and continuous improvement of the MDR services Santan Intellect delivers to its clients. Strong Sentinel and KQL depth matters here, and so does the judgment to correlate signals across endpoint, identity, email, network, cloud and application telemetry to determine real incident scope and impact quickly.
This position combines a strong foundation in cyber security and SOC operations with hands-on scripting, API integration and automation skills, developing and tuning detection content, building API-based integrations between Sentinel and the broader security technology stack and applying automation and agentic AI capabilities to reduce manual, repetitive SOC work. The result is a faster, more consistent MDR service and more analyst time available for genuine investigative work.
Key Responsibilities
MDR/SOC Operations
• Monitor security alerts and perform L2/L3 triage, investigation, correlation and escalation across the MDR platf

📌 MDR Security Analyst/Engineer –/ (Chennai)
🏢 Santan Intellect
📍 Chennai