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Pls see the job des for Microsoft 365 Cybersecurity Administrator positions with a MNC in Pune and send us your updated CV

Job purpose : Administer, configure, monitor, and continuously improve security and data-protection controls across the Microsoft 365 workplace. Act as the primary administrator for Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview, protecting corporate endpoints, identities, email, collaboration services, and sensitive information while coordinating with Cybersecurity, SOC, IAM, and Infrastructure teams.

Implement and modify approved security policies and configurations, remediate device vulnerabilities, manage data-loss prevention controls, and isolate compromised endpoints in accordance with approved cybersecurity standards and delegated access rights.

- · Administer Microsoft Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Cloud Apps.
- · Manage endpoint security controls including Defender Antivirus, ASR, BitLocker, removable-media restrictions, and network/web protection.
- · Monitor Microsoft Secure Score and review security configurations across Entra ID, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Intune.
- · Support Conditional Access, MFA, Identity Protection, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Zero Trust principles.
- Identify configuration and endpoint vulnerabilities and coordinate timely remediation.
- · Configure and manage Microsoft Purview, Sensitivity Labels, Information Protection, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies.
- · Administer Insider Risk Management, Communication Compliance, eDiscovery, and Audit requirements.
- · Investigate data-loss incidents, unauthorized information sharing, and related policy violations.
- · Coordinate with GRC, Legal, HR,



and business stakeholders on information-protection and data-classification requirements.
- Provide technical evidence and support for internal and external security audits.
- · Monitor Defender XDR alerts covering endpoint, identity, email, and cloud security events.
- · Investigate malicious emails, compromised endpoints, identities, and other security events.
- · Conduct proactive threat hunting and root-cause analysis using KQL and Advanced Hunting.
- · Coordinate with the SOC and relevant technical teams on incident containment, remediation, and recovery.
- Maintain incident-response procedures and runbooks and recommend preventive actions based on incident findings.
- · Support integration of Microsoft Defender with Microsoft Sentinel and other approved SIEM/SOC platforms.
- · Use PowerShell to automate Microsoft 365 security-administration activities.
- · Support Microsoft Graph-based security administration and integrations.
- · Coordinate with cross-functional IT teams to implement security controls and enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to improve security configurations, workflows, monitoring, and administrative efficiency.

Qualifications & Exp : BE/ME with 3-5 yrs experience supporting enterprise Microsoft 365 environments and working with SOC, IAM, endpoint, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams.

Strong practical experience with: Microsoft Defender XDR, Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, and Cloud Apps; Microsoft Purview – DLP, Sensitivity Labels and eDiscovery; Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Intune; PowerShell; Kusto Query Language (KQL)

Certifications

- SC-200 – Security Operations Analyst
- · SC-300 – Identity and Access Administrator
- · SC-400 – Information Protection Administrator
- · SC-100 – Cybersecurity Architect

Pay: ₹700,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Commuter assistance
- Food provided
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Microsoft 365 Cybersecurity Administrators (Pune)
🏢 SPMR Advisors
📍 Pune