Trupanion
Pet Insurance
CybersecurityEngineer
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“Cybersecurity Engineer at Trupanion. Skills: Microsoft Defender, Privileged Access Management, Security engineering, Azure security. Engineer Microsoft Defender stack. Operate Microsoft Defender stack”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce risk; Deliver measurable security outcomes
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Analytical skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years security engineering experience, Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Nice to Have
Microsoft Security certifications, AZ-500 certification, CISSP certification, CISM certification, GIAC certification
What You'll Do.
Engineer Microsoft Defender stack
Operate Microsoft Defender stack
Improve Microsoft Defender stack
Administer Privileged Access Management tool
Onboard privileged accounts
Offboard privileged accounts
Configure PAM workflow
Manage PAM vault health
Integrate Defender and PAM signals
Integrate signals with SIEM/SOAR
Integrate signals with ITSM
Design security engineering solutions
Implement security engineering solutions
Develop security tooling lifecycle management
Maintain security tooling lifecycle management
Create detection engineering content
Maintain detection engineering content
Perform security assessments
Perform vulnerability management
Embed security controls into designs
Embed security controls into delivery
Respond to security incidents
Coordinate remediation
Drive root-cause fixes
Drive preventive controls
Produce reference architectures
Support regulatory exams
Implement pragmatic improvements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering with IT teams; Partnering with engineering teams; Partner with infrastructure teams; Partner with identity/IAM teams; Partner with application teams
Communication Scope
Explain security issues; Explain tradeoffs; Explain remediation steps
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
Trupanion is a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs in North America. Our mission is to help loving, responsible pet owners budget and care for their pets. At Trupanion, we offer a collaborative, casual, and pet-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves. We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to help design, operate, and continuously improve Trupanion’s security controls and tooling across our Microsoft 365/Azure environment and supporting on-prem systems. This role balances hands-on ownership of core security platforms—particularly the Microsoft Defender suite and Privileged Access Management (CyberArk)—with strong security engineering practices such as automation, integrations, hardening, and detection and response improvements. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable partnering with IT and engineering teams to reduce risk, respond to incidents, and deliver practical, measurable security outcomes. This position is open to candidates in the Seattle area. You will have a hybrid remote/in-office schedule where you will work from our casual, pet-friendly office at least 3 days a week. Key Responsibilities: * Engineer, operate, and continuously improve the Microsoft Defender security stack (e.g., Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender Vulnerability Management) to protect endpoints, identities, email, and cloud applications. * Own and administer Privileged Access Management tool, including onboarding/offboarding privileged accounts, policy and workflow configuration, vault health, upgrades, and integrations. * Integrate Defender and PAM signals with SIEM/SOAR and ITSM workflows to improve detection fidelity, reduce false positives, and accelerate response and remediation. * Design and implement security engineering solutions across cloud and on-prem environments (primarily Azure/M365), including baseline hardening, configuration stand
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