Senior Security Architect - Microsoft 365 SME

Harrington Starr; Belfast; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Senior Security Architect - Microsoft 365 SME

Harrington Starr are seeking a Senior Security Architect with extensive experience of securing M365 applications, who can act as an SME in this area on a global basis. This role is part of this global organisation’s huge investment in cyber and will join an architecture team with SMEs in other areas.

The firm is based in Belfast, but we are open to candidates to work on a remote basis with occasional trips to the Head Office.

A brief overview of what the role involves on a day-to-day basis includes:

• Taking ownership of the design, architecture, and implementation of a secure M365 environment.
• Act as SME for Microsoft security suite with specialist responsibilities in Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Office 365.
• Embed security controls within the M365 environment.
• Future scope the security of the organisation’s M365 estate.
• Manage senior level stakeholders internally and externally.

In order to be considered you will need:

• Experience in a security architecture role with an emphasis on M365 with strong security design skills.
• Experience of Microsoft Purview integrated data security services including data encryption, classification, and labelling; familiar with Microsoft Sentinel.
• Experience of integrating Identity and Access Management controls into an M365 environment.
• Any of the following qualifications highly desirable - MS-500, AZ-500, SC-900 & SC-400.
• CISSP certification highly desirable.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology