➤ Senior Microsoft Security Consultant / Architect focus on Entra, Purview, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Azure, Defender XDR, Power Platform etc
Location: Ireland - Remote within the country, or Hybrid (flexibility offered).
** Applicants must be authorised to work in the country - no sponsorship available **
Overview
An opportunity has emerged for an experienced Microsoft Security Consultant to become a part of our vibrant and rapidly growing Microsoft Security Consultancy Practice at Threatscape. The successful candidate will directly report to the Practice Lead, Ru Campbell MVP, and join our already thriving team.
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering Microsoft security, compliance, identity, and management solutions and services. Your responsibilities will encompass a blend of both pre and post-sales consulting, often juggling multiple projects simultaneously.
This is a highly rewarding role for someone obsessive and passionate about Microsoft Security, working in a team culture of the highest professional standards to deliver best-in-market Microsoft Security services.
Key responsibilities:
Act as a subject matter expert for Microsoft security, compliance, identity, and management when engaging with our clients.Lead customer engagements, covering scoping, demonstrations, design, development, implementation, and customization of Microsoft solutions.Collaborate with the Practice Lead to craft new solutions, engagements, software, tools, and commercial + marketing opportunities leveraging the Microsoft portfolio.
What you will do:
Evaluate, deploy, and advise customers regarding Microsoft security capabilities, practices, and tools, providing insightful assessments.Present advisory services, technical demonstrations, and pre through to post sales materials.Contribute to security reviews and gap analyses.Maintain a proficient understanding of comparable security technologies.
To be successful, you need:
Deep hands-on experience with tales from the trenches of scoping, implementation, issue resolution, and configuration of: Entra, Purview, Intune, Defender, Sentinel, Azure(FG1)Proficiency in designing and implementing comprehensive security architectures across both on-premises and cloud-based solutions.Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven experience engaging in detailed technical and business discussions.Ability to fantastically communicate security concepts, particularly in relation to Microsoft security offerings, balancing both “marketing talk” with real-life, tell-it-like-it-is plain-English languageIf you are an active member of the Microsoft Security or general cybersecurity community, with proven work such as blogs, conference sessions, and so on, this will massively differentiate you from other candidates – we are huge on sharing with the community!Ability to “think like the adversary”, and understand the threat landscape, and how our customers can balance defence mechanisms with business pragmatism.
To be a stand-out candidate, must also have experience with securing and/or managing one or more of the following specific technologies:
Defender for CloudPower PlatformActive Directory (Tiering, Certificate Services (ADCS), Federation Services (ADFS))Azure (Firewall, DDOS Protection, Bastion, Front Door, Web Application Firewall)Intune SuiteEntra SuiteMicrosoft Identity ManagerSailpoint IQ Identity IQ, Okta, Zscaler, Netskope, and other Microsoft ‘compete’ and migration-opportunity platforms
Qualifications desired:
AZ-500 Microsoft Certified: Azure Security TechnologiesSC-100 Microsoft Security Administrator AssociateSC-200 Microsoft Security Operations AnalystSC-300 Microsoft Security Identity and Access AdministratorSC-400 Microsoft Information Protection Administrator
The following qualification types would be considered a huge value differentiator for candidates:
Azure or Power Platform at associate/expert-levelRed and purple team certifications
Join us at Threatscape and be a pivotal contributor to our cutting-edge security solutions, working in a dynamic environment with ample growth opportunities. Your expertise will shape the future of cybersecurity in collaboration with our visionary team.