Infrastructure Engineer: Microsoft Defender Specialist

As a Microsoft Defender Specialist, you are responsible for the ongoing development, configuration,

implementation and technical support of Microsoft Defender XDR. In close collaboration with a dedicated team of IT professionals, you guarantee seamlessly secure operation of our environment.

What are you going to do?

• Implement and optimize Microsoft Defender's server hardening features, such as ASR rules

and Credential Guard, on Windows and Linux backend servers via Microsoft Endpoint

Manager (Intune).

• Act as the go-to expert for colleagues, supporting Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft

Endpoint Manager for security questions, including teams using our backend infrastructure

for critical applications such as banking applications.

• Collaborate with diverse teams, such as the Cyber Défense Centre, for seamless integration

and continuous management of advanced security features.

• Actively monitor and report on the effectiveness of security measures, with a focus on

threat identification and implementation of proactive solutions.

• Rapidly and efficiently resolve Microsoft Defender XDR-related issues, including

performance and functionality challenges, to strengthen the overall security infrastructure.

What do we expect from you?

• A minimum HBO working and thinking level.

• Extensive, demonstrable experience in implementing and managing Microsoft Defender

XDR.

• Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration and security.

• Demonstrated experience working with the Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MDE) and

Microsoft Defender XDR (MDE) portal and other relevant tools.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team.

• Strong communication skills in Dutch, including the ability to document and present

technical information clearly and effectively.

• In possession of SC-900 certification and preference for SC-200, SC-100 and/or MD-102