Principal Consultant – Azure, IAM & Endpoint Solutions
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Remote (Global)
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 0+ years
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 10+ years of experience in IT security, SOC operations, endpoint management, or cloud security architecture.
Nice to have
- Experience with MITRE ATT&CK mapping, threat modeling, and detection engineering.
Full description
Principal Consultant- Azure, IAM & Endpoint Solutions
Remote, Global locations welcome (North American business hours required)
Job Summary:
The Principal Consultant will lead the architecture, deployment, and optimization of Microsoft security and endpoint management solutions, with deep specialization in Microsoft Active Directory on-premise/Entra ID, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Intune, and Azure Infrastructure. This role blends advanced technical expertise, advisory leadership, and presales engagement to deliver secure, scalable, and modern security operations for enterprise clients.
Key Responsibilities:
Presales & Client Engagement
- Support presales through client architecture workshops, solution demonstrations, scoping sessions, and proposal development.
- Translate business requirements into modern security architectures that drive measurable outcomes.
- Oversee the technical quality of project delivery in collaboration with the Project Manager and actively support Senior and Associate Consultants throughout the solution Build and implementation.
Security Architecture & Solution Design
- Architect end-to-end security solutions leveraging Microsoft IAM, Azure, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Intune to meet enterprise security and compliance requirements.
- Lead complex security transformation projects from design through implementation, ensuring high quality outcomes and smooth operational readiness.
Microsoft IAM (Active Directory/Entra ID)
- Design identity-centric security controls across Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, and identity governance.
- Align endpoint compliance, risk detections, and real-time signals with Conditional Access policies.
Microsoft Defender XDR
- Implement and tune Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, and Office 365.
- Configure EDR, threat analytics, attack surface reduction, advanced hunting, and automated remediation.
- Provide expert guidance on XDR strategy, identity protection, cloud app governance, and cross-domain correlation in Defender.
Microsoft Intune (Endpoint Security & Management)
- Deploy, configure, and manage Intune for MDM/MAM across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
- Build compliance policies, device configuration profiles, app protection policies, and conditional access integrations.
- Lead modernization initiatives including Autopilot, zero touch provisioning, and cloud based device governance.