# Security Operations Analyst (L1) – MS- 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 proactive L1 System Administrator to support day-to-day Microsoft Defender operations. The role is responsible for monitoring security alerts, performing initial triage, validating endpoint protection status, logging incidents and escalating potential threats to L2/L3 teams. The administrator will follow approved security procedures and runbooks to support timely incident response and continuous security monitoring. Key Responsibilities: Microsoft Defender Monitoring Monitor Microsoft Defender portals, security dashboards, alerts and incident queues. Perform initial triage of malware detections, suspicious activities and endpoint security alerts. Review a

- **Id**: 3860439
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/gruve-security-operations-analyst-l1-ms-defender>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: junior
- **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**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T05:19:14Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T09:01:45Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-12T09:01:45Z
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4730
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Managed Security, Managed IT Services (MSP), Cybersecurity AI, 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**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 5
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.4
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 26
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

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

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **India** — Iso: IN; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T09:09:06Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-12T09:01:45Z

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