Defender Performance Troubleshooter & Security Policy Configurator
Remote
AI Summary
This is a 100% remote contract position with EDGE Services, Inc. The role involves troubleshooting performance issues with Microsoft Defender, configuring and deploying security policies, and performing network diagnostics.
Key Highlights
Diagnose and resolve performance issues related to Microsoft Defender
Configure and deploy security policies via Intune, MECM, and Ansible
Perform network diagnostics, including firewall analysis and Splunk queries
Review and maintain security exclusions between test and production environments
Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
100% remote position
Contract position
Job Description
This is a contract position. It is a 100% remote position.
What will you do in this role?
- Defender Performance Troubleshooting
- Diagnose and resolve performance issues related to Microsoft Defender.
- Review and interpret Client Analyzer logs.
- Utilize tools such as ProcMon, MpPerformanceRecording, and similar for root cause analysis.
- Recommend tuning strategies for Defender configurations to minimize resource impact.
- Policy Configuration & Deployment
- Configure and deploy security policies via Intune, MECM, and Ansible.
- Develop and execute testing methodologies for deployments.
- Create documentation and adhere to established enterprise processes.
- Network & Telemetry Troubleshooting
- Perform network diagnostics, including firewall analysis and Splunk queries for traffic validation.
- Identify and resolve telemetry gaps or inconsistencies across endpoints.
- Compliance & Governance
- Review and maintain security exclusions between test and production environments.
- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
What skills should you have for this position?
- Microsoft Security Stack Expertise
- Hands-on experience with Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Sentinel, and Azure/Defender for Cloud.
- Ability to use advanced hunting queries (KQL)
- Security Posture & Risk Assessment
- Conduct assessments of current security posture.
- Review penetration test findings and recommend remediation strategies.