# Endpoint Security Operations Engineer (L2) – Microsoft Defender

About Gruve Gruve is an innovative software services startup dedicated to transforming enterprises to AI powerhouses. We specialize in cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs). Our mission is to assist our customers in their business strategies utilizing their data to make more intelligent decisions. As a well-funded early-stage startup, Gruve offers a dynamic environment with strong customer and partner networks. Position summary: We are looking for a skilled L2 System Administrator to support Microsoft Defender security operations across enterprise endpoints and infrastructure. The role is responsible for investigating security alerts, analyzing endpoint threats, troubleshooting defender agen t and policy issues, supporting incident containment and remediation, and maintaining security compliance. The administrator will work closely with L1 operations, L3 Security SMEs, SOC, Endpoint, Identity and Infrastructure teams to ensure effective threat response and SLA compliance. Key Responsibilities: Microsoft Defender Operations Provide L2 support for Microsoft Defender alerts, incidents and service reques

- **Id**: 3860441
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/gruve-endpoint-security-operations-engineer-l2-microsoft-defender>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T04:53:06Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T19:19:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5935
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Endpoint Security, Vulnerability Management, Managed Security, AI Consulting & Integration

## Company

- **Id**: 673112
- **Name**: Gruve
- **Domain**: gruve.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/gruve>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 7
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.429
- **Repost share**: 0.143
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 35
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

- **Incident Management** — Optional: no
- **ITSM** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Defender** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **ServiceNow** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Sentinel** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **India** — Iso: IN; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T09:09:06Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 35
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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