Security Analyst/Engineer (Microsoft Defender)

No matter who you are, Pax8 is a place you can call home. We are growing globally, and are now expanding across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative, and humorously offbeat. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best.

We Elev8 each other. We Advoc8 for our partners. We Innov8 continuously. We Celebr8 life.

Overview:

Pax8 is the leading value-added cloud-based SaaS marketplace, simplifying the cloud journey for our partners by integrating technology, business intelligence, and proactive service to deliver an unparalleled experience. Serving thousands of partners through the indirect sales channel, our mission is to be the world’s favorite marketplace for technology professionals to buy cloud products. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organization with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business.

Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We embody Compassionate Candour by aiming to assist others with candid, actionable feedback. We Seek to Understand by being open, curious, and committed to learning. We believe in We Before Me, actively collaborating and seeking out diverse perspectives to ensure a win for Team Pax8. Our team takes pride in Do What You Say, taking ownership, honoring commitments, prioritizing, and delivering on promises. We encourage everyone to Light Up Learning by being brave and trying new ideas, embracing vulnerability, and sharing failures so everyone can learn. Finally, we are Driven by Passion, connecting personal passion to Pax8's mission, and remaining resilient in the face of adversity and uncertainty in pursuit of our goals.

At Pax8, we are passionate, creative, and humorously offbeat. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best.

Position Summary:

The Security Analyst at Pax8 is responsible for triaging and responding to cybersecurity events that occur throughout the day. This will involve analysis of events, incident escalation, and remediation particularly with users in compatible time zones. This role will also analyze and prioritize detected vulnerabilities, monitor threat intelligence and determine applicability to Pax8 and our Partners, configure and monitor SaaS security controls, and collaborate with the rest of the Security Operations team and our colleagues.

Essential Responsibilities and Percentage of Time Spent (includes, but is not limited to):

• Monitoring for reported incidents and automated alerts from our security tools. Triage and drive remediation efforts as necessary and clearly document findings.
• Perform forensic review of events and determine risk to Pax8 business operations.
• Assess security vulnerabilities in corporate and production systems, using both common scoring mechanisms and internal engineering context. Triage and prioritize for responsible teams.
• Help develop and monitor threat intelligence sources. Analyze threat intel data and provide unique analysis on applicability to Pax8’s business and marketplace.
• Create and improve run books and automation capabilities across all SecOps areas.
• Compose written vulnerability and threat opinions for other Pax8 users and discuss in proper channels as needed.
• Generate metrics and data to support overall Trust and Security initiatives.
• Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices: Continuously learn and adapt the security program to address evolving threats.
• Collaborate with other departments and act as a liaison with IT, engineering, legal, data management office, HR, business leaders, and other departments to ensure security considerations are integrated into all business processes.
  
  

Ideal Skills, Experience, and Competencies:

• Three or more years of experience in a security-specific operations or engineering role.
• Good working experience in Microsoft Defender
• Experience supporting a SaaS security solution or enterprise browser environment including risk-based prioritization and control configuration.
• Other experience should include one or more of these areas: Vulnerability assessment and management, identity management, or threat intelligence activities.
• At least two years of experience in L2 or higher incident response, forensic analysis, remediation, and risk-based prioritization efforts including technical remediation in corporate enterprise environments.
• Operational experience in securing public cloud deployments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP either directly or through use of CSPM tooling is beneficial.
• Experience using a major SIEM product, including ability to construct ad-hoc searches and perform analysis in related tools.
• Experience in the Microsoft security suite of tools including Defender, Entra, Compliance Center, and Intune.
• Understanding of security best practices and frameworks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills will be a requirement.
  
  

Required Behaviors:

• Compassionate Candour—We aim to assist others with candid, actionable feedback.
• Seek to Understand—Be open, curious and committed to learning.
• We Before Me—Actively collaborate and seek out diverse perspectives to ensure a win for Team Pax8.
• Do What You Say—Take ownership and honor your commitments; prioritize and deliver.
• Light Up Learning—Be brave and try new ideas; be vulnerable and share your failures so everyone can learn from our mistakes.
• Driven by Passion—Connects personal passion to Pax8 mission, resilient in face of adversity and uncertainty in pursuit of mission.
  
  

Required Education & Certifications:

• B.A./B.S. in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Security focused certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, CEH, CySA+ (optional, but desired).
• Cloud and cloud security-focused certifications related to AWS, Azure, and GCP (optional).
  
  

Work Environment:

Professional office environment. Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, printers, and filing cabinets. Remote and/or hybrid work at Pax8 requires all employees to have adequate, secure, and private internet service.

Physical Demands:

A sedentary role that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Travel Requirements:

Infrequent travel is expected of this position.

People Org Details

Reports to:

Sr. Director of Security Operations

Location:

Manila, Philippines

Position:

Full-time

Position Level:

Individual Contributor

Effective Date:

August 2025

About Us:

Pax8 is the leading value-added cloud-based SaaS marketplace, simplifying the cloud journey for our partners by integrating technology, business intelligence and proactive service to deliver an unparalleled experience. Serving thousands of partners through the indirect sales channel, our mission is to be the world’s favourite place to buy cloud products.

Equal Opportunities

Pax8 is an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country the role is based in. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with Data Privacy best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes.

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