Overview
We are looking for a Sr Cybersecurity Consulting & Microsoft Security Platform Technical Specialist to join the Microsoft Security team.The ideal candidate will possess technical expertise across the Microsoft Security portfolio and demonstrated experience leading the design, implementation, and operationalization of enterprise cybersecurity solutions within classified or mission‑sensitive federal environments. This role requires both architectural breadth and engineering depth across Microsoft’s Zero Trust security stack and the ability to serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer security leadership.Polygraph needs to be held by MPO. Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.
Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will possess technical expertise across the Microsoft Security portfolio and demonstrated experience leading the design, implementation, and operationalization of enterprise cybersecurity solutions within classified or mission‑sensitive federal environments.
This role requires both architectural breadth and engineering depth across Microsoft’s Zero Trust security stack and the ability to serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer security leadership.
Desired experience includes hands‑on delivery or architectural leadership in one or more of the following Microsoft security solution domains:
- Identity & Access Security: Microsoft Entra ID Azure AD, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management PIM, Identity Governance, External Identities, cross‑tenant access, hybrid identity Entra Connect, certificate‑based authentication CBA, and integration with enterprise PKI and DoD ICAM patterns.
- Endpoint & Device Security: Microsoft Intune, Defender for Endpoint MDE, endpoint detection and response EDR, attack surface reduction ASR, mobile device/application management MDM/MAM, and secure device posture enforcement aligned to Zero Trust device trust principles.
- Threat Protection & SOC Modernization: Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel SIEM/SOAR, threat hunting KQL, incident response workflows, automation/playbooks, and integration with existing enterprise SOC tooling and mission systems.
- Cloud Security & Workload Protection: Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Cloud Apps CASB, Azure workload protection, container/Kubernetes security, infrastructure‑as‑code IaC security posture, and secure DevSecOps integration with A
