Systems Engineer - Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance / Endpoint Security Engineer (GCC)

Leidos; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 107,900 - 195,050; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced M365 Security and Compliance Administrator in Washington, DC. This role is crucial for enhancing the security and compliance posture of the M365 environment, especially within federal agencies. The successful candidate will oversee governance, incident response, and engineering security solutions across multiple endpoints.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a profound technical background, particularly in Intune, Microsoft Defender, and PowerShell, while ensuring alignment with federal security standards. A competitive pay range from $107,900 to $195,050 is offered for this position.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Intune policies for multiple platforms.
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Strong background in Microsoft Defender and Sentinel.

Responsibilities

• Secure and maintain compliance of the M365 ecosystem.
• Lead governance for data protection capabilities.
• Administer email security and compliance.

Skills

Expert-level Intune engineering across Windows/macOS/iOS/iPadOS

Advanced PowerShell for remediation and automation

Deep experience with Microsoft Defender

Hands-on with Sentinel SIEM

Strong understanding of CAP architecture

Experience with ATO control evidence

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking an experienced M365 Security and Compliance Administrator to join our Information Technology team. This role requires a seasoned professional who can strategically manage and enhance the security and compliance posture of the M365 environment within a GCC (Government Community Cloud) tenant, particularly in a federal agency context. The senior engineer sits at the center of the organization’s device, identity, and M365 security ecosystem. The engineer protects enterprise Windows, macOS, iOS/iPadOS endpoints; ensures compliant, reliable access to M365 services; and drives rapid engineering responses to vulnerabilities, outages, and operational risks. The successful candidate will apply deep technical expertise, cross‑platform engineering capability, and high operational security judgment.

Role Summary

Responsible for securing and maintaining compliance of the Microsoft 365 (M365) ecosystem and enterprise endpoints. Leads security governance, implements and enforces controls across M365, email, identity, devices, and telemetry, and provides incident response and audit/ATO support to ensure alignment with federal and organizational security requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Strategic security oversight & governance
  • Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of M365 security policies, standards, and technical guardrails aligned to federal requirements and organizational controls.
  • Own governance for data protection capabilities including document classification, labeling, retention, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) using Microsoft Purview.
• Email security & compliance management (Exchange Online)
  • Define and enforce email security policies such as encryption and sensitivity labeling to reduce unauthorized disclosure.
  • Implement and maintain email encryption solutions (S/MIME and/or Microsoft Information Protection) to protect confidentiality of email communications.
  • Administer and monitor anti‑spam, anti‑phishing, and anti‑malware protections to defend against evolving threats.
• Identity, access, and conditional access (Entra ID)
  • Engineer and validate device‑compliance‑based Conditional Access policies across Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms.
  • Investigate and remediate Conditional Access failures, identity anomalies, and external/guest access issues, including M365 B2B trust and secure partner collaboration requirements.
• Endpoint & device security engineering (Intune)
  • Design, test, and deploy Intune configuration and compliance policies for Windows, macOS, and iOS/iPadOS, including Enrollment Status Pages (ESPs) and OOBE workflows.
  • Develop remediation scripts (PowerShell, platform scripts, configuration profiles) to close compliance gaps and enforce security baselines.
  • Coordinate enterprise rollout of urgent vulnerability mitigations and validated vendor fixes; support vulnerability reviews and baseline rebuilds.
• Risk management & compliance assurance (ATO / controls)
  • Establish and operate a risk management approach to identify, assess, and mitigate security risks across the M365 ecosystem.
  • Support ATO/control assessment activities by drafting implementation statements, collecting artifacts, and providing evidence aligned to audit/logging requirements.
• Security monitoring, SIEM, and telemetry engineering (Defender / Sentinel)
  • Lead integration and operational management of Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel for threat detection, alerting, and response across M365.
  • Build and maintain SIEM integrations/connectors (e.g., M365, collaboration and identity systems) and develop ingestion pipelines (e.g., Azure Function Apps) for third‑party logs.
  • Tune audit retention, analytic rules, and alert logic to improve signal quality and investigation readiness.
• Incident response & operational support / collaboration
  • Provide Tier 3 troubleshooting for device compliance failures, identity/access incidents, telemetry gaps, and OS/app protection issues.
  • Partner with cross‑functional teams to align security solutions with business objectives, deliver technical leadership, and support enterprise syncs and operational reviews.
• Continuous improvement & innovation
  • Stay current on M365 security/compliance updates, industry trends, and emerging capabilities; drive improvements to security posture and operational efficiency (including use of GCC Copilot where appropriate).

Platform Scope / Tooling

Microsoft 365 (GCC), Microsoft Purview (DLP/labels/classification/retention), Exchange Online, Entra ID & Conditional Access, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Azure (Function Apps / Log Analytics), plus integrations with collaboration/IT systems (e.g., ticketing and SaaS log sources).

Day in the Life

Morning
Review Sentinel incidents, Defender telemetry gaps, and compliance drift.
Respond to overnight CAP failures, Slack EMM issues, or OS update regressions.
Join device/enterprise standups.

Midday
Build/test remediation scripts (CVE fixes, NTLM disablement, compliance corrections).
Deploy or test Intune configuration profiles, ESP changes, or app protection updates.
Troubleshoot support cases with Microsoft (Purview DSPM, Copilot logs, Okta connector).

Afternoon
Conduct cross‑team investigations (external‑user access anomalies, Teams meeting forensics).
Validate CAP behaviors across platforms using test devices.
Work on ATO evidence packages and documentation.

End of Day
Update Jira tasks, Confluence documentation, and CR submissions.
Send status updates on active investigations, mitigations, and test results.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Expert‑level Intune engineering across Windows/macOS/iOS/iPadOS.
• Advanced PowerShell for remediation, automation, and OS image manipulation.
• Deep experience with Microsoft Defender (XDR, Endpoint, Cloud Apps).
• Hands‑on with Sentinel SIEM, Function Apps, and cross‑platform telemetry pipelines.
• Strong understanding of CAP architecture and identity risk enforcement.
• Experience with ATO control evidence, compliance mapping, and audit support.

Soft Skills

• Growth mindset and willingness to learn emerging security domains.
• Strong cross‑team collaboration (Cyber, Ops, EA, ICAM, Comms).
• Excellent communication—clear summaries, user‑impact translation, and documentation.
• High reliability, ownership, and situational awareness during high‑severity events.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in federal security, high‑compliance, or high‑assurance environments.
• Experience with Jamf, Okta connectors, Copilot audit logging, Graph API operations.
• Experience with mSCP baseline engineering and macOS security hardening.
• Prior involvement in enterprise‑wide Conditional Access enforcement.

Pay Range

$107,900.00 - $195,050.00 (general guideline only, not a guarantee of compensation or salary).

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable laws.

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