Cyber Security Consultant-Microsoft Defender

Responsibilities: Hypercare Security Operations •       Provide Level 2 / Level 3security support during Microsoft Defender Hypercare phase. •       Act as security escalation point forL1 Service Desk and Hypercare teams. •       Monitor Microsoft Defenderdeployment  portal for alerts and incidents. •       Validate post‑deployment securitybaselines and policies. ThreatDetection & Incident Response •       Investigate and remediate alerts onMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint •       Coordinate escalations withMicrosoft Support for deep product issues. Compliance& Information Protection •       Support and stabilize with MicrosoftPurview: •       DLP policies •       Sensitivity labels •       Retention and auditingconfigurations •       Assist business users and complianceteams during early adoption phase. Stabilization,Reporting & Handover •       Identify recurring deployment ofDefender agent issues. •       Produce Hypercare security issue logs, trend analysis, and stabilization status. •       Create handover documentation and KT materials for BAU / Managed Services teams. •       Support Hypercare exit and sign‑off criteria.

Skills& Experience Required​ •       3–5 years hands‑on experience in MicrosoftDefender Security operations.​ •       Proven experience supporting post‑migrationor post‑security rollout environments.​ •       Strong troubleshooting skills acrossidentity, endpoint, email, and data protection.​ •       Familiarity with enterprise securityframeworks (Zero Trust, ISO 27001, NIST).​ •       Experience working in banking/ regulated environments is an advantage.​ Certifications(Preferred)​ •       Microsoft Certified: SecurityOperations Analyst (SC‑200)​ •       Microsoft Certified: MicrosoftDefender​