*Mission:*
Ascent Security Consultants pair project management skills with cybersecurity technical acumen.
As a Consultant, your experience with field-tested cybersecurity tactics and defenses and clear, proven communication works to confirm client-team trust and drive accurate recommendations for Microsoft Security implementation and maintenance.
Your ability to create, pitch, assist with security audits, and lead self-aware project design and execution makes you an essential team member.
*Responsibilities:*
· Develop project plans and weekly status reports.
· Identify and communicate project risks, key decision, and dependencies.
· Engage with key stakeholders and build effective relationships.
· Gain thorough understanding of customer’s network, information and security systems.
· Manage customer communication and expectations ensuring customer satisfaction throughout implementations.
· Provide all manner of support including installation and configuration.
· Provide troubleshooting and de-bugging during the engagement.
Assist with technical questions and concerns.
· Help Project Managers and Engagement Managers manage customer communication and expectations ensuring customer satisfaction throughout implementations.
· Assist customer teams with technical questions.
· Develop on technical documentation and conduct transfer knowledge to customer.
*Qualifications:*
· 2+ years of security and risk industry experience
· 2+ years of security consulting experience
· 2+ years of Microsoft security advisory and professional services experience
*Skills Required:*
Microsoft Defender – Deployment & Supportability
* Defender for Endpoint
* Defender for Cloud Apps
* Defender for Office
* Defender for Identity
* Defender for Cloud - Multi-cloud adoption
Modern Endpoint Management – Deployment & Supportability
* Intune
* SCCM
* PowerShell
Purview Compliance
* Data Classification
* Purview Data Loss Prevention
* Purview Information Protection
* Purview Data Lifecycle Management
Microsoft Entra
* Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)
* Identity Protection
* Conditional Access
* Privileged Identity Management
* End user self-service
* Passwordless Authentication
* Authentication Methods
* Enterprise Apps: SSO, Federation
Microsoft Entra ID Governance
* Entitlement Management
* Lifecycle Automation
* Access Reviews
* Role Based Access Control
Microsoft Entra External ID
* B2B & B2C Collaboration
* Permissions Management
* Verified ID
*Preferred Skills:*
* W365/AVD
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $109,109.
92 - $131,401.
19 per year
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Flexible spending account
* Health insurance
* Health savings account
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Parental leave
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
* Bonus opportunities
Work Location: Remote