Cyber Security Specialist Master - Microsoft 365 Infrastructure
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Cyber Security Specialist Master - Microsoft 365 Infrastructure
Risk Management and Governance | Cyber RiskChicago, Illinois, United States
Position Summary
Are you interested in working in a dynamic environment that offers opportunities for professional growth and new responsibilities? If so, Deloitte & Touche LLP could be the place for you. Traditional security programs have often been unsuccessful in unifying the need to both secure and support technology innovation required by the business. Join Deloitte's Advisory Cloud Cyber Risk Services team and become a member of the largest group of Cyber Risk individuals worldwide.
Work you’ll do
As a Microsoft 365 Security Specialist Master, you will be at the front lines with our clients supporting them with their Cloud Cyber Risk needs specifically helping them navigate the journey on securing their Microsoft 365 (M365) platform. This will include:
- Lead projects and/or also function as project lead architect with the following Microsoft technologies: Purview, Intune, Sentinel, Entra ID, Defender for Office, Defender for Endpoints and Servers, Defender for Vulnerabilities, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender XDR and SCCM
- Assist in business development activities such as defining scope of services, building resource estimates and related pricing, packaging proposals and supporting the delivery of the proposal to the client for M355 security services.
- Lead the delivery of cloud security analysis, recommendations and configurations of prospective clients’ Microsoft Entra ID, Office 365 (O365), Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive for Business, M365 Copilot and SharePoint Online environments based on Deloitte’s Microsoft 365 Cyber Risk Framework. This can include leveraging Microsoft’s security solutions such as Entra, Purview, Defender, Intune, and Sentinel.
- Oversee day-to-day activities of both onsite and offshore engineers and architects.
- Function as the primary client day-to-day interface building rapport and trust with the client.
- Perform technical health checks for these M365 platforms/environments prior to broader deployments.
- Assist clients with transitions to the Microsoft 365 security services such as solution setup and service configuration, focused on risk mitigation. Additional technologies include MFA, Conditional Access, Purview Compliance Manager, M365 Defender, Defender for O365, Defender for Cloud Apps (MDCA), Purview Information Protection (MPIP), Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
- Provide technical support for M365 E5 security services and resolve service-related issues through research and troubleshooting and working with Microsoft.
- Implement industry leading practices around M365 E5 cyber risks and cloud security for clients.
- Design and develop cloud-specific security policies, standards and procedures e.g., O365 tenant management and configuration, identify management and access control, auditing and monitoring, security incident and event management, data protection (classification/labeling, DLP, encryption), user and administrator account management, SSO, conditional access controls and password/key management.
- Troubleshoot system level problems in a multi-vendor, multi-protocol network environment.
- Document platform technical issues, analysis, client communication, and resolution as part of cyber risk mitigation steps.
- Execute on M365 security engagements during different phases of the lifecycle – Discover, Assess, Design, Deploy/Test, Hypercare/Handover.
- Provide internal technical training to Advisory personnel as needed.
- Act as a subject matter expert on cloud cyber risk for Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Sentinel capabilities.
- Manage to Point-of-Views (PoVs) on providing leading practices to our clients on the M365 security challenges they face.
- Contribute to eminence activities, such as whitepapers pertaining to Microsoft 365 security capabilities.
- Support talent process in the manager role such as for recruiting and coaching.
The team you’ll join
Deloitte Advisory's Cloud Cyber Risk team helps complex organizations more confidently pursue their growth, innovation and performance agendas through proactive management of the associated cyber risks. Our professionals provide advisory and implementation services that integrate risk, regulatory, and technology skills to help clients transform their legacy programs into proactive cyber risk programs. Join the team developing the f
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