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Role: MS Defender SME
Location: Onsite to TX/SC/WA
Responsibilities:
* Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, threat intelligence, and Microsoft security tools.
* Experience with Microsoft Defender products like Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, and other related technologies. Experience with security operations, threat hunting, and incident response.
* Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) is preferred. Knowledge of network protocols and security practices. Familiarity with cloud computing environments (e.g., Azure, AWS) is required.
* Familiarity with Endpoint technologies platforms, architectures and their deployment strategies.
Experience in Deploying, configuring, and managing Microsoft Defender platform. Experience in Migrating On-prem Symantec Endpoints or similar technologies to MS Defender. Configuring endpoint security policies, configurations, and compliance controls to ensure robust endpoint protection
* Relevant industry certifications such as Microsoft Certified: AZ-500/MS-500, SC-100, SC-300 etc.
* A minimum of 5+ years of experience in relevant areas
* Maintain documentation for security policies, configurations, and procedures, and report on security performance metrics.