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M365 / Microsoft 365 Security Engineer - London / Hybrid
£150,000 plus excellent benefits and bonus - 3 days per week in their London office
A career within a Global Information Security Team, working for an amazing Asset Management / Hedge Fund, my client seeks a high-level experienced specialist M365 / Microsoft 365 Security Engineer, ideally coming from a similar environment.
The Global Information Security team’s mission is to ensure the development, implementation, and management of a comprehensive program that effectively protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the companies information assets. Their team is comprised of security professionals with expertise in a diverse portfolio of security disciplines.
They are looking for someone to be based in their central London office (3 days/ week), who can work in a fast paced / high profile Hedge Fund environment, with demanding investment / wealth management specialists.
What you’ll doas the M365 / Microsoft 365 Security Engineer:
- Implement and maintain comprehensive Microsoft 365 security features across the organisation.
- Design, test and deploy security policies using the Microsoft Defender ATP suite, Cloud App Security, AzureAD / EntraID Identity Protection, InTune Device Management controls, Exchange Online Protection, Purview, Security and Compliance Center, etc…
- Operationalise M365 security monitoring, altering and corresponding SecOps playbooks.
- Drive improvements in their Microsoft Security Score across all core pillars including Device, Identity, Data and Apps via the implementation of available E5 security features and associated best practices.
- Help to drive modernisation of their endpoint security architecture as they transition from on-prem to hybrid-mode and ultimately to cloud native, serverless modern workplace via M365 E5 Enterprise Mobility Suite.
- Design and implement security controls for CoPilot and associated Microsoft AI products.
- Evaluate and maintain the security of 3rd-party M365 integrations (ex: Okta, Proofpoint, Varonis, KnowBe4, AvePoint, ShareGate, Zoom, Slack, etc).
- Conduct regular M365 security assessments and provide recommendations for improvements.
- Develop and maintain security documentation, including policies, procedures, and architectural diagrams.
- Provide technical guidance and training on M365 Security.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security compliance requirements are met.
What’srequired to be successful within the M365 / Microsoft 365 Security Engineer position:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
- 6+ years professional IT experience with a minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience implementing and managing M365 E5 Security.
- Comprehensive subject matter expertise across the full M365 suite of applications and administration capabilities (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Exchange, Power Platform, Office Apps, Copilot, etc).
- Demonstratable subject matter expertise in InTune, AzureAD/EntraID Premium P2, Purview, Defender (for each Endpoint, O365, Cloud Apps, Identity, Attack Surface), etc…
- Strong knowledge of M365 Copilot particularly as it relates to data security and compliance.
- Comprehensive understanding of modern SSO and MFA administration via EntraID, including Conditional Access.
- Deep understanding of each on-prem, hybrid-mode and fully-cloud architecture models, as it relates to device management (SCCM/GPOs vs. InTune vs. hybrid/co-managed) and Identity (EntraID vs. on-prem Active Directory vs. hybrid).
- Familiarity with Data Classification, DLP, Information Barriers, Azure Information Protection and compliance via Purview.
- General familiarity with common 3rd-party M365 security integrations (ex: Okta, Proofpoint, Varonis, Sharegate, KnowBe4, etc).
- Experience with PowerShell scripting and MS Graph API.
M365 / Microsoft 365 Security Engineer - London / Hybrid
£150,000 plus excellent benefits and bonus - 3 days per week in their London office
