What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Consultant, Security (Microsoft Security Suite) position at Ascent Solutions?
Role and Responsibilities
- Lead Microsoft
security advisory and consulting engagements with customers
- Engage customers with
effective communication to build lasting relationships
- Plan
and design Microsoft security products and features
- Develop
reference architectures, technical requirements, and configurations to support
implementation
- Execute
Microsoft security products and feature proof-of-concepts and pilots
- Implement
Microsoft security products and features in development, tests, and production
environments
- Provide
industry perspectives, best practices, and security thought leadership to
customers
- Develop Microsoft
security strategy, recommendations, and roadmap for customers
- Prepare and
present recommendations to key stakeholders and senior leadership
- Identify and
document issues and risks to projects and develop recommendations for
remediation
- Develop project
plans and weekly status reports
- Assist with
project management activities such as managing project team hours, expenses,
tasks, and meetings
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- 5+ years of security
and risk industry experience
- 3+ years of security
consulting experience
- 3+ years of Microsoft
security advisory and professional services experience
- Azure
Security
- Azure
Security Center
- Azure
AD
- Microsoft
Information Protection
- Intune
- Microsoft
Cloud App Security
- O365
ATP
- Defender
for Office
- O365
Security
- Azure
ATP/Defender for Identity
- Azure
Sentinel
- Microsoft
Defender ATP
- Defender
for Endpoint
- Active
Directory
- Azure
Defender
Preferred Skills
- Strong knowledge of
O365 and cloud technology, security, principles and practices
- Lead meetings with
clients in order to discover existing business processes, advise on best-fit
technologies, gather requirements, and drive to client satisfaction
- Ability to coordinate
with program manager to develop execution plans
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Intermediate knowledge
of process and workflow design and management
- Knowledge of quality
management, tools and techniques
- Create and maintain
support documentation
- Document operational processes and problem resolutions
- Process and workflow
design
Additional Notes
- Position requires consistent travel
- This job requires prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer;candidates must be able tolift upto 15 pounds at times
About Ascent
We are a rapidly growing Professional Services firm with one of the finest leadership teams in the business. This rapid growth allows us the opportunity to join forces with trusted partners on projects such as this one. We look forward to creating a lasting partnership with great pride and mutual success.