Microsoft 365 Defender Expert | Global Admin & Security Ops

Boeing; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 107,050 - 164,150; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid time away

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. in Wichita, KS seeks a Microsoft 365 Global Administrator / Defender Expert to lead the Defender suite and manage the complete M365 tenant, collaborating with the enterprise security team.

This role emphasizes threat hunting, incident response, and cross-platform endpoint security while maintaining global admin privileges. The candidate will use PowerShell to automate tenant-wide tasks and ensure secure access policies across Exchange Online, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field with 3+ years of cybersecurity experience in an enterprise environment; or 7+ years of enterprise cybersecurity experience with relevant training and certifications.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Global Administration, Defender, and Intune.
• Ability to work after hours for maintenance, updates, and system support.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Microsoft 365 tenant, Defender suite, and end-to-end M365 collaboration stack as Global Administrator.
• Configure secure access policies in Exchange Online; govern SharePoint and OneDrive.
• Lead threat detection, incident response, and KQL threat hunting with PowerShell automation for tenant management.

Skills

Microsoft 365 Admin

Defender Suite

Intune

PowerShell automation

Threat hunting (KQL)

Security incident response

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Cybersecurity

7+ years enterprise cybersecurity experience

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Entra ID

Exchange Online governance

Job description

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. in Wichita, KS seeks a Microsoft 365 Global Administrator / Defender Expert to lead the Defender suite and manage the complete M365 tenant, collaborating with the enterprise security team.

This role emphasizes threat hunting, incident response, and cross-platform endpoint security while maintaining global admin privileges. The candidate will use PowerShell to automate tenant-wide tasks and ensure secure access policies across Exchange Online, SharePoint, and OneDrive.