Security Architect

Job Description: M365 Security Architect

Department: MBG Security

Job Role: Cloud Security Architect

Experience: 12+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced M365 Security Architect to lead the design, security, and migration of Microsoft 365 and Azure-based enterprise solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive expertise in cloud security architecture, identity and access management, information protection, and workplace transformation, with a strong track record of delivering complex cloud adoption and migration projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure Microsoft 365 and Azure architectures, including hybrid environments and cloud migration solutions.
• Lead the migration of enterprise workloads, user data, and configuration settings from on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft 365.
• Define and implement security-by-design principles across cloud adoption and transformation projects.
• Provide architecture consulting, technical leadership, and design authority for M365 security solutions.
• Design and secure Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and related collaboration services.
• Develop security strategies for identity management, authentication, information protection, data governance, and compliance.
• Collaborate with customers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to define requirements and deliver secure solutions.
• Lead complex projects, develop technical strategies, present business cases, and communicate architectural recommendations.
• Ensure alignment with security best practices, enterprise policies, and relevant IT service management processes.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant IT experience, including solution architecture, design, and migration of Microsoft 365 workloads.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, Azure, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), and hybrid identity environments.
• In-depth knowledge of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, and on-premises Exchange Server.
• Strong expertise in Active Directory, ADFS, Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM), federation, authentication protocols, and identity synchronization.
• Experience in workplace transformation and endpoint management across Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft security solutions, including:
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Office 365, and Identity.
• Microsoft Purview Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), data governance, and retention.
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Microsoft 365 security.
• Azure security, Microsoft Sentinel, and identity protection.
• Windows endpoint security and Microsoft Intune.
• Experience in enterprise security architecture, cloud migration, and information protection.
• Knowledge of ITIL or other IT service management frameworks.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, consulting, and presentation skills.