Company Name: VARITE India Private Limited

About The Client:

An Indian multinational information technology (IT) consulting company headquartered in Noida, The company has offices in 52 countries and over 225,944 employees. The Client is a global IT services and consulting company that offers a wide range of services and products across various industries like IT Infrastructure Services, Cybersecurity Services, Cloud Services, Big Data and Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions, Semiconductor Services and Enterprise Software Products.
About The Job:
- We’re seeking a hands-on MDE Platform Engineer to administer Microsoft Defender for Endpoint across Windows and Linux server estates.
- You will own the MDE platform in our Azure/M365 tenant, ensure secure and compliant onboarding/offboarding of servers at scale, and manage EDR + Defender Antivirus policies, exceptions, ASR, EDR in block mode, sensor health and agent update rings.
- The ideal candidate brings deep operational experience with MDE on servers, automation-first mindset, and robust collaboration with Infra, SOC,



and platform teams.
- Experience: 10 to 12 years

Essential Job Functions:
- Design and operate scalable onboarding processes.
- Windows Server: MECM/SCCM, GPO, Intune, Azure Arc, scripts; ensure Sense EDR sensor and Defender Antivirus are properly configured (including passive mode transitions if 3rd-party AV present).
- Linux Server: Package-based installs (mdatp via apt/yum/zypper), onboarding scripts, repo configuration, proxy settings, and service validation.
- Maintain golden images / AMIs with pre-onboarding steps, device tagging, and machine groups.
- Operate offboarding flows (offboarding package/keys) for decom, M&A; carve-outs, and cloud auto-scale lifecycles; reconcile stale/duplicate devices.
- Track coverage: % of in-scope servers onboarded, health status, and remediation of inactive/unhealthy devices.
- Define/maintain AV policies, EDR in block mode, Attack Surface Reduction (

📌 Cyber Security Senior Analyst (Bengaluru)
🏢 VARITE
📍 Bengaluru