Senior Microsoft Identity & Cloud Security Admin

Mercantile Bank; Wyoming (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Best-in-class medical benefits

Vacation time (3+ weeks)

11 paid holidays

401k match (5%)

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

IVF/adoption assistance

Zero-interest loans

Discounted banking services

Employee stock purchase plan

529 savings plan

Health savings accounts

Flexible spending accounts

Legal protection

Training and development

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Mercantile Bank, Michigan's trusted community bank, seeks a Microsoft Identity and Cloud Security Administrator to safeguard our Microsoft 365 environment for employees and customers.

You'll design and enforce advanced identity and access controls, work with Information Security to reduce risk, and guide security governance across the Microsoft stack. The role emphasizes collaboration, reliability, and delivering secure technology experiences that support the bank's community focus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience securing Microsoft environments including Entra ID, Defender, Purview, Exchange Online, Intune, and 365 security services.
• Expertise implementing and managing identity security controls (Conditional Access, Identity Protection, PIM, Access Reviews, Entitlement Management, Authentication Strengths, and Zero Trust security architectures).
• Strong organization and attention to detail across concurrent work.
• Analytical, proactive problem-solving with sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve Microsoft Entra security controls, including CA, Identity Protection, Authentication Strengths, Passwordless Authentication, External Identities, and Zero Trust security architecture.
• Administer and govern privileged access across the Microsoft ecosystem (Entra PIM, Privileged Access Groups, Access Reviews, Entitlement Management, Lifecycle Workflows, least-privilege).
• Manage and optimize Defender security platforms (Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender XDR) with security team collaboration.
• Lead Microsoft 365 security governance and data protection initiatives using Purview, DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Insider Risk Management, eDiscovery, Information Protection, and compliance controls.
• Serve as subject matter expert for Microsoft security technologies (Microsoft 365 E5, Entra Suite, advanced security capabilities).

Skills

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Purview

Exchange Online

Intune

Conditional Access

Passwordless Authentication

Zero Trust

PIM

Access Reviews

Entitlement Management

Authentication Strengths

Defender for Office 365

Job description

Mercantile Bank, Michigan's trusted community bank, seeks a Microsoft Identity and Cloud Security Administrator to safeguard our Microsoft 365 environment for employees and customers.

You'll design and enforce advanced identity and access controls, work with Information Security to reduce risk, and guide security governance across the Microsoft stack. The role emphasizes collaboration, reliability, and delivering secure technology experiences that support the bank's community focus.