We are specifically looking for

Responsibilities

- Own end-to-end target security architecture across:

- Microsoft Entra ID

- Microsoft Defender

- Microsoft 365 Defender XDR

- Purview

- Define enterprise-wide standards for:

- Architecture

- Lead security architects, consultants, engineers, and project managers.

- Guide Identity, Endpoint Security, Cloud Security, and Data Protection workstreams.

- Review and approve:

- Configuration Baselines

- SOPs

- Runbooks

- Health

- Optimization Reports

- KPI Dashboards

- Lead architecture-focused knowledge transfer sessions.

- Develop reusable architecture assets and best practices.

Requirements

- 15+ years of cybersecurity experience.

- 8+ years in Enterprise Security Architecture roles.

- Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise security transformation programs.

- Strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft E5 Security and Microsoft Purview.

- Experience architecting and delivering implementations for 10,000+ endpoints/servers in multi-region environments.

- Experience managing leadership-level stakeholders, including CISOs, CIOs, Steering Committees, and Board Members.

- Ability to operate both at executive and hands-on technical levels.

- RBAC

- Zero

- XDR Correlation Models

- Data

- Security

- Must have experience leading migrations/consolidations from legacy security tools such as: CrowdStrike Checkpoint EDR Symantec DLP

- Sophos into Microsoft-native security platforms.

- Must have robust experience designing:

- Enterprise Sensitivity Label Taxonomy





- Data Governance Frameworks

- Information Protection Strategy

- DLP Control Frameworks

- Regulatory Compliance Controls

- Adaptive Protection Models

- Insider Risk Controls

- Troubleshooting critical production issues

- Resolving security configuration challenges

- Supporting stabilization and hypercare phases

- Acting as technical escalation point during complex deployments

- Candidate

- Acting as trusted advisor to CISOs and executive leadership.

- Leading board-level and steering committee discussions.

- Presenting architecture decisions and risk trade-offs.

- Managing scope, risk acceptance, escalations, and delivery challenges.

- Conducting workshops with Business Units and Compliance teams.

- Translating security architecture into business risk language.

- Wave-based deployment methodologies.

- Enterprise rollout governance.

- Hypercare and stabilization models.

- Stage-gate assessments.

- Architecture compliance reviews.

- Testing and validation sign-offs.

- Knowledge Transfer governance.

- Identity Security

- Entra

- Endpoint Security

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE)

- Email Security

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (MDO)

- Cloud App Security

- MDCA / MCAS

- Identity Threat Detection

- MDI Extended Detection & Response

- Microsoft 365 Defender XDR

- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

- SC-200

- SC-300

- SC-400

- CISSP

- CISM

- TOGAF

- Experience within the

- Logistics

- Environments

- Critical

- OT/IT

📌 Director Security Architect (Bengaluru)
🏢 Promaynov Advisory Services
📍 Bengaluru