Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Proofpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Proofpoint

Tool : Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and email security gateway Proofpoint/ EOP

Mandatory

Experience : Minimum 7 Years Exp MDE Email Security

Work : Work from office 5 days a week

Shift : 8AM to 5 PM

Location : Hyderabad

Role

Team Member Start date : Immediate requirement Very Urgent End date : Jan 2028 Client Interview: YES Key considerations Strong working experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Email security gateway e.g., ProofpointEOP Role Summary: Owns day-to-day security operations across Microsoft 365 security stack and third-party email security platforms, ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory security requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle day-to-day operations of the email security gateway, including reviewing and releasing legitimate business emails from quarantine, maintaining blockallow lists, and implementing email address and domain blocks as directed by the InfoSec team.
• Operate and monitor Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, ensuring all endpoints are onboarded, healthy, and reporting correctly; troubleshoot sensor on boarding issues and producing monthly compliance reports on endpoint protection agent status.
• Implement and manage Microsoft Purview data classification and Purview DLP policies in coordination with GRC leads, including policy rollout, tuning, exception handling, and compliance reporting.
• Manage vulnerability and compliance activities for NOCSOC devices, including tracking findings, coordinating remediation with relevant teams, validating fixes, and supporting compliance reporting.
• Apply working knowledge of network security technologies, including firewalls and Cisco ISE, to support security operations, incident investigations, access control validation, and security control reviews.
• Administer Privileged Access Management using the BeyondTrust solution, including onboarding and managing privileged accounts, access policies, approval workflows, and auditcompliance support.
• Coordinate with vendors and product support teams to troubleshoot, escalate, and resolve technical issues related to security products, ensuring timely resolution and minimal operational impact.

Good to Have:

• Knowledge on vulnerability and compliance management Firewalls and networking devices
• Beyond Trust PAM Practical experience implementing and managing
• Microsoft Purview data classification and Purview
• DLP policies in coordination with GRC or compliance teams.