Associate Security Engineer

ConRes is hiring an Associate Security Engineer to support Managed Security Services operations and Professional Services engagements. The role supports customer security environments through monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, deployments, documentation, and customer collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and respond to security events and service requests
• Perform health checks, configuration reviews, and basic troubleshooting
• Assist with incident response, change management, and documentation
• Support customer environments under defined SLAs
• Assist senior engineers with deployments and migrations
• Build lab environments and validate configurations
• Produce implementation of documentation and knowledge articles
• Participate in customer meetings and technical workshops
• Maintain accurate documentation
• Follow security and quality standards
• Communicate professionally with customers and teammates
• Continuously expand technical knowledge

Requirements:

• Associate's degree in IT/Cybersecurity or equivalent experience
• 1–3 years of IT, networking, or security experience
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Candidates should have foundational knowledge across the following areas
• Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory
• Multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), and identity lifecycle management
• Basic identity and access management (IAM) and privileged access management (PAM) concepts
• Microsoft Azure fundamentals, including identity, access controls, and cloud networking
• Microsoft 365 security fundamentals
• SaaS security concepts and common cloud security risks
• TCP/IP, routing, and switching fundamentals
• Firewalls, VPNs, and network access control (NAC)
• Basic network segmentation and troubleshooting
• Windows administration fundamentals and basic macOS familiarity
• Microsoft Intune or other mobile device management (MDM) platforms
• Endpoint detection and response (EDR), endpoint protection, and device security concepts
• Familiarity with security monitoring, alert triage, incident investigation, and escalation procedures
• Basic understanding of security alert investigation, threat detection, incident response, and remediation workflows
• Familiarity with vulnerability management, security assessments, and remediation tracking
• Foundational knowledge of PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages
• Basic understanding of APIs and automation concepts
• Ability to follow scripts, troubleshoot basic issues, and identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks
• Hands-on experience with one or more relevant technologies
• Exposure to one or more security platforms, such as:
• Adlumin SIEM and managed detection and response (MDR)
• SentinelOne Singularity
• Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• CrowdStrike Falcon
• Equivalent SIEM, EDR, MDR, or XDR platforms
• CompTIA Security+
• Microsoft SC-900 / AZ-900
• Cisco CCST or CCNA
• Microsoft SC-300
• Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto, Fortinet, or equivalent vendor certifications