Overview
1. Microsoft Defender Expert
2. Location: Dublin 8
3. Expected Start: 1st week of December,
4. Job Type: Full time day rate contract
5. Work Model : 3 days onsite 2 days remote
Mandatory requirements:
6. Minimum 5 years' experience in the role including Microsoft Defender Suite, Microsoft Security Ecosystem, Security Operations & Threat Management, and Scripting & Automation, including areas of:
7. Microsoft Defender Suite: Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Identity and Mobile Threat defence.
8. Microsoft Security Ecosystem: Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager, Microsoft Defender portal, Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM).
9. Security Operations & Threat Management: Incident detection, investigation, and response; Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework; Threat hunting and analytics; and Security baselining and compliance monitoring.
10. Scripting & Automation: PowerShell scripting for automation and reporting and Experience with APIs and automation tools.
11. Education: Degree or higher in computer science or IT-related discipline.
12. Certifications: Active certification in Microsoft security and compliance solutions (e.g. AZ-, SC-, SC-, SC-, SC-).
13. Driver's Licence: Full driving licence; evidence may be required prior to contract award.
14. Language Proficiency: Native English speaker or CEFR Level C2 certificate or will be evaluated during interview if ranks in TOP3.
The following Experience/Competencies/Skillsets are applicable to this Role.
15. Engage with Local Authorities to define and produce recommended best practice guidance
16. Engage with individual Local Authorities to define and produce use cases
17. Engage with individual Local Authorities and review their environment and recommend changes to deliver use cases
18. Implement agreed use cases at Local Authorities level
19. Supporting the Cyber Security unit/Local Authorities
20. Provide knowledge transfer to Cyber Security Unit
21. Participation at meetings
22. Demonstrate experience with frameworks such as the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and the Well-Architected Framework (WAF), which are essential for developing best practice guidance
23. Experience with the Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA) for designing secure solutions
24. Demonstrated experience in developing use cases and implementing them in real-world environments, particularly with local authorities or similar organizations
25. Strong portfolio of previous projects where they have reviewed environments, recommended changes, and successfully implemented those change
(Additional information is available on successful application)
If you are interested in applying for this role, please do so via the relevant link. If you would like to discuss this role in confidence, please apply or contact harleen(dot)tora(at)eirevo(dot)ie.
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