Job Title: Microsoft Defender Engineer

Location: Chennai

Experience: 4–8 Years

Employment Type: Full time

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners or Up to 15 Days

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled Microsoft Defender Engineer with hands-on experience in deploying, managing, and optimizing the Microsoft Defender security suite. The ideal candidate will be responsible for strengthening endpoint security, identity protection, cloud application security, and incident response across enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities
Deploy, configure, and manage Microsoft Defender security solutions across enterprise settings.
Administer and maintain Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, and Microsoft Defender XDR.
Monitor security alerts, investigate incidents, and perform threat hunting activities.
Analyze security events and respond to malware, ransomware, phishing, and advanced cyber threats.
Configure attack surface reduction (ASR) rules, endpoint detection and response (EDR),



and antivirus policies.
Develop and fine-tune security policies, detection rules, and automated response workflows.
Integrate Microsoft Defender with Microsoft Sentinel and other SIEM/SOAR platforms.
Perform endpoint onboarding, policy deployment, and security compliance assessments.
Conduct vulnerability management using Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.
Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to improve the organization's security posture.
Prepare security reports, dashboards, and incident documentation.
Participate in security audits, compliance initiatives, and vulnerability remediation activities.
Stay updated on the latest Microsoft security features, threat intelligence, and cybersecurity trends.

Technical Skills

Mandatory Skills
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE)
Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for

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