Associate Security Engineer: Microsoft 365 & Entra Security

Accenture Malaysia; Selangor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Malaysia is hiring an Associate Security Engineer (Networking) to diagnose, troubleshoot and secure Microsoft environments. You will manage Entra/M365, AD, GPOs, MFA and DLP across on‑prem and cloud workloads, while providing proactive monitoring and incident response.

You’ll collaborate with customers and internal teams, apply Defender XDR, Purview, and email security tooling, and contribute to improved security operations and governance within a fast‑paced professional services

Qualifications

• 3+ years in IT engineering, systems operations or technical support.
• Hands-on experience with Defender XDR, Purview/DLP, email security platforms, Windows Server and Entra/M365.
• Experience in IT Services Provider environments or with mid-to-large enterprises.
• Proven work as a Microsoft Wintel / Systems Engineer.
• Strong problem-solving skills and technical troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents and service requests related to Microsoft systems, compute infrastructure, and associated technologies.
• Maintain system health and performance through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and patching.
• Administer Entra/M365 including troubleshooting Entra Connect issues and policy configuration.
• Perform AD/ADUC operations: user and group management.
• Oversee Group Policy Management and MFA setup.
• Manage Windows Server services (DNS, DHCP, File/Print, Exchange, M365).
• Assist with DLP policies and phishing detection/remediation efforts.
• Contribute to operational processes with adherence to controls and documentation.

Skills

Defender XDR

Purview admin

M365 admin

AD/ADUC

MFA implementation

Group Policy

Windows Server

Email security

DLP configuration

Threat detection

Education

IT degree

Tools

Mimecast

Proofpoint

Exchange Online Protection

Entra/M365

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Accenture Malaysia is hiring an Associate Security Engineer (Networking) to diagnose, troubleshoot and secure Microsoft environments. You will manage Entra/M365, AD, GPOs, MFA and DLP across on‑prem and cloud workloads, while providing proactive monitoring and incident response.

You’ll collaborate with customers and internal teams, apply Defender XDR, Purview, and email security tooling, and contribute to improved security operations and governance within a fast‑paced professional services