Security Defender Consultant

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world's leading brands
• Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

As a Defender Suite Customer Engineer, you will provide expert advisory services to enterprise customers across the full Defender XDR portfolio and Entra  advisory role focuses on planning, optimization, and Zero Trust alignment without direct implementation, helping customers achieve mature cybersecurity postures through Cybersecurity Reference Architecture (MCRA) principles.

• Experience Level: Senior to expert level across Defender suite (MDE, MDI, MDO, MDA, MDC, MDVM) and Entra .
• Technical Expertise:
  Deep knowledge of Defender for Endpoint deployment strategies (GPO/Intune/Azure Arc), Entra /Conditional Access, Azure Policy, endpoint hardening (ASR/WDAC), and KQL for advanced hunting/analytics.
• Enterprise Focus:
  Proven advisory experience guiding Fortune 500 customers on Zero Trust maturity and MCRA alignment.
• Consulting
  
  Experience:
  
  Customer-facing roles delivering workshops, assessments, and technical guidance.
• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong capabilities in cross-domain threat correlation and security architecture design.
• Communication:
  Executive stakeholder engagement and training delivery expertise.

• Guide enterprise customers on Defender XDR integration across endpoints, identity, email, SaaS apps, and cloud workloads
• Advise on Azure Arc-enabled Defender for Servers deployment and hybrid cloud security governance
• Provide expert recommendations for Entra , Conditional Access optimization, and identity lifecycle management
• Deliver workshops on endpoint hardening strategies (ASR rules, Network Protection, Tamper Protection, WDAC)
• Recommend MDVM remediation workflows, Sentinel integration, and continuous security posture improvement

• Purview for DLP/compliance integration
• Multi-cloud security (AWS/GCP CSPM/CWPP via Defender for Cloud)
• Advanced threat hunting with KQL and Sentinel SOAR
• Auth app governance, Shadow IT discovery, and risk-based access controls

The salary for this position is between $110K-120K annually. Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal daysaccruedeach calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertain to the City/ State] [10-15 daysof paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]

Tell us about your experiences, education, and ambitions. Bring your knowledge, unique viewpoint, and creativity to the table. Let's talk!