Overview

MS Defender Consultant

Rate: £550 – £650 per day (via Umbrella / Inside IR35)

Duration: 6-Months initially

Location: mostly remote based (occasional travel required to either London or Edinburgh sites).

Overview:

Leading retail & commercial bank has deployed Microsoft Defender to protect itself against potential attacks. The client is looking for a Subject Matter Expert to configure, deploy and maximise it’s overall performance in order to help safeguard the business from malicious cyber threats.

What will need to have:

  • Experience of deploying & managing MS Defender for Endpoint across diverse OS, especially legacy servers.
  • Integration of Defender settings and automated deployment through tools like Ansible, GPO, and Intune.
  • Experience with legacy Defender versions, particularly on RHEL platforms.
  • Proven troubleshooting capabilities and the ability to collaborate with IT teams and Microsoft support.
  • Innovative mindset to drive automation, improving deployment, management, and monitoring of endpoint agents.
  • Financial services exposure (nice-to-have).

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