Microsoft Defender Security Analyst

NatWest Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading bank as a Microsoft Defender Security Analyst, where you'll leverage your expertise in security solutions to protect both colleagues and customers. You'll work collaboratively within a dynamic team, ensuring robust security measures are integrated throughout the development process. This role offers a mix of remote work and in-office collaboration, allowing you to contribute to the bank's security strategy while continuously learning and growing in your field.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of security subject areas and risk management frameworks.
• Experience implementing components of Microsoft Defender product suite.

Responsibilities

• Support design and deployment of Microsoft security solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure security in development lifecycle.
• Research and share best practices in security solutions.

Skills

Analytical

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Microsoft security certifications such as SC-200 and SC-900

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Join us as a Microsoft Defender Security Analyst

• Take on a new challenge and use your specialist knowledge to support the wider organisation in building and operating secure services that protect both colleagues and customers.
• You’ll act as a subject matter expert in a security-related field, ensuring that the security implications of the backlog are understood correctly and building security early into design.
• You’ll be joining an exciting and fast-paced area of the bank, where you can expect great exposure for both you and your work.
• You’ll work from home some of the time, but you’ll also spend a minimum of 1 day per week working from the Edinburgh or Manchester office.

What you'll do

As a Microsoft Defender Security Analyst, you’ll work at a domain level to understand and ensure robust security is continuously considered and incorporated at every stage, programme increment, and feature team delivery throughout the development lifecycle and support.

You’ll collaborate with feature teams and participate in story refinement, sprint planning, and retrospective sessions, establishing a culture of innovation and strategic thinking to ensure the bank stays informed of, and can exploit, the latest developments in your area of expertise.

You’ll also be:

• Supporting the design, deployment, and transition to BAU of Microsoft security solutions, particularly Microsoft Defender and Sentinel.
• Proactively working with the vendor on the development and testing of new features and capabilities.
• Supporting digital and security colleagues with Microsoft security solutions knowledge during incidents.
• Proactively researching how other organisations are adopting and exploiting the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions to address security challenges and improve security team effectiveness.
• Supporting ongoing backlog development and maintenance.
• Actively contributing to your centre of excellence (CoE) by sharing learnings and best practices with CoE and community of practice colleagues.

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you need knowledge of one or more security subject areas and experience in setting risk appetites. A willingness to learn risk management frameworks is also important.

Additionally, you should have:

• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts to colleagues.
• Experience with Microsoft’s security stack, particularly Defender and Sentinel, or equivalent security products (desirable).
• Microsoft security certifications such as SC-200 and SC-900 (desirable).
• The ability to communicate technical issues clearly and concisely, translating them into business terms.
• Experience of implementing two or more components of the Microsoft Defender product suite.