Defender Sr. Consultant

Alignity Solutions; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignity Solutions in Hyderabad is seeking a Defender Sr. Consultant to lead the design, deployment and optimization of the Microsoft Defender security stack (Endpoint, Servers, Cloud) integrated with Intune and M365.

The role owns technical delivery, sets standards, mentors junior consultants and acts as the customer-facing subject matter expert. The candidate will drive end-to-end security architecture, onboard diverse environments, and guide incident response teams while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Must have design, deployment and optimization experience of Microsoft Defender security stack.
• Strong experience with Intune policies for endpoint security and device management.
• Hands-on experience with EDR/XDR security and large enterprise deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture and rollout of Defender across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
• Onboard on-premises and cloud servers using Defender for Servers and Azure Arc.
• Configure Defender for Cloud, security posture, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Microsoft Defender

Intune

KQL

EDR/XDR

Endpoint security

Large-scale deployments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or CS

Tools

PowerShell

Graph API

KQL

Job description

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Role:Defender Sr. Consultant
Location: HYDERABAD | BANGALORE | PUNE | CHENNAI | MUMBAI | GURUGOAN | KOLKOTTA
Experience: 6+ Years
Employment Type: Contract to hire
Work Mode:Hybrid
Notice Period: 0-15 days (If you have negotiable notice period or buyout option, please apply)

Requirements

Role summary

The Defender Sr.Consultant leads the design, deployment and optimization of the MicrosoftDefender security stack (Endpoint, Servers, Cloud) integrated with Intune andM365. The role owns technical delivery, sets standards, mentors juniorconsultants and acts as the customer-facing subject matter expert.

Keyresponsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture, design androllout of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) across Windows, macOS,Linux, iOS and Android devices.
  
• Onboard and secure on-premises and cloudservers using Defender for Servers (Plan 1 and Plan 2), including AzureArc-enabled machines.
  
• Configure and manage Defender for Cloud(CSPM and CWPP), including secure score, regulatory compliance,recommendations and workload protection plans.
  
• Design and enforce Intune policies forendpoint security: antivirus, EDR, attack surface reduction (ASR) rules,firewall, device control, disk encryption and compliance.
  
• Define device onboarding strategy throughIntune, Group Policy, Configuration Manager, local scripts and securitysettings management.
  
• Tune detection and prevention: exclusions,ASR audit-to-block transitions, tamper protection, network protection, webcontent filtering and automated investigation and response (AIR).
  
• Perform advanced hunting using Kusto QueryLanguage (KQL); build custom detection rules and analytics.
  
• Lead investigation and remediation ofhigh-severity incidents in the Microsoft Defender XDR portal; guide L2 andL3 response teams.
  
• Integrate Defender with MicrosoftSentinel, Entra ID (Conditional Access), Defender for Office 365 andDefender for Identity for correlated XDR visibility.
  
• Run security posture assessments and gapanalysis; produce remediation roadmaps aligned to CIS, NIST and ZeroTrust.
  
• Prepare solution documents, HLD and LLD,runbooks, SOPs and handover documentation.
  
• Mentor and review the work of consultants;contribute to pre-sales solutioning, estimations and proposals whenrequired.
  
• Present status, risk and posture reportsto customer stakeholders and leadership.
  

Must-have skills

• Microsoft Intune (endpoint securitypolicies, compliance, app and device configuration)
  
• Strong KQL and advanced hunting skills
  
• Deep understanding of EDR, XDR, threat andvulnerability management (TVM)
  
• Hands-on experience with large-scale(5,000+ endpoint) enterprise deployments
  

Good-to-have skills

• Microsoft 365 security and compliance(Defender XDR, Purview, Entra ID)
  
• Microsoft Sentinel integration andautomation (Logic Apps)
  
• Defender for Identity and Defender forOffice 365
  
• PowerShell and Graph API automation
  
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, CISbenchmarks and Zero Trust
  

Qualifications andcertifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, ComputerScience, IT or equivalent.
  
• Preferred: SC-200 (Security OperationsAnalyst), SC-300, MS-102, AZ-500, SC-100 (Cybersecurity Architect),MD-102.
  
• Strong communication and stakeholdermanagement; ability to lead customer workshops.
  
• Analytical, ownership-driven problemsolving under pressure.