Microsoft Security Consultant

Job description

SoftwareOne is a global provider of software and cloud solutions. With a presence in over 70 countries and more than 12,000 professionals, we help organizations optimize software investments, modernize applications, and unlock the value of cloud, data, and AI.

Our people are at the core of everything we do. We enable collaboration across borders, continuous learning, and opportunities to grow in a fast-evolving technology landscape. Whether your focus is on technology, customer success, or business operations, your ideas matter, and your contributions make a difference.

Join a global team where you can build your skills, work with leading technologies, and make a real impact for our customers.

Are you passionate about helping enterprise customers strengthen their security posture with Microsoft security technologies?

Do you enjoy designing and implementing Zero Trust solutions across identity, endpoint, cloud, data, and threat protection?

Are you motivated by solving complex cybersecurity challenges in hybrid and cloud environments?

At SoftwareOne, we help organizations protect, modernize, and transform their technology environments through cloud, security, and software services. We are looking for a Microsoft Security Consultant to design, implement, and optimize end-to-end Microsoft security solutions for enterprise customers, supporting their security transformation journeys across hybrid and cloud environments.

As a Microsoft Security Consultant, you will work closely with customers to deliver modern security solutions aligned with Zero Trust principles and industry best practices. You will support security design, implementation, threat detection, data protection, cloud security, and operational improvement initiatives using Microsoft security technologies such as Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and Purview.

Key responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing Microsoft security solutions across identity, endpoint, cloud, data protection, SIEM, and XDR domains.
• Deploying and optimizing Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft Purview.
• Configuring identity and access security controls including Conditional Access, MFA, identity governance, and hybrid identity protection.
• Building threat detection and response capabilities through SIEM/SOAR integrations, KQL queries, analytics rules, and automation playbooks.
• Supporting data security, compliance, DLP, classification, and cloud security posture management initiatives.
• Leading customer workshops, advisory sessions, threat investigations, and solution design discussions to improve security maturity.

• Strong experience in cybersecurity consulting, security engineering, or enterprise security implementation.
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft security technologies such as Defender XDR, Sentinel, Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and Purview.
• Good understanding of Zero Trust, Azure security, identity protection, hybrid environments, and modern security operations.
• Experience with SIEM/SOAR implementation, threat hunting, incident investigation, and KQL-based detection use cases.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and best practices such as NIST, ISO, CIS, or similar industry standards.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills with the ability to engage technical and business audiences.