Microsoft SME - Cybersecurity Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Microsoft SME - Cybersecurity Infrastructure Engineer in Davie, FL. This role will collaboratively support a global strategic objective to harmonize the end-to-end Microsoft lifecycle and environment spanning the enterprise.

Primary Activities/Responsibilities:
* Contextualize and prioritize adversary containment and recovery efforts across multiple workstreams
* Quickly build and execute a recovery plan as a response to large-scale impactful incidents involving ransomware and destructive adversarial campaigns
* Deploying forensic collection tooling across a wide range of complex environments
* Identifying potential threats - allowing for proactive defense before an actual incident
* Providing recommendations to improve cybersecurity posture going forward
* Performing knowledge transfer to prepare customers to defend against today's threat landscape
* Conducting regular audit on Access and Role

Security threats are constantly evolving, and so is our team. To that end, this role will involve:
* Researching, analyzing, and summarizing security threats and response capabilities, sharing across the team
* Identifying, conducting, and supporting others in conducting research into critical security areas, such as current attacks, adversary tracking, and academic literature
* Creating and documenting new solutions to mitigate security issues
* Recommending prioritization and validation methods for technical indicators, developing tools to automate analyses

REQUIREMENTS:
* 5+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and anomaly detection computing, modeling, cybersecurity, and anomaly detection
* Experience in PowerShell and bash scripting
* Experience with third-party security products, including but not limited to Splunk, CrowdStrike Falcon, QRadar, etc.
* Experience with Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) implementations (AD CS), Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
* Understanding and working knowledge of the Linux and MacOS platforms
* Experience with two or more of Microsoft's portfolio of Artificial Intelligence (AI) products such as Security Copilot, Bing Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Office Copilot, and Windows Copilot
* Understanding DevOps concepts such as Version Control, Infrastructure as code, CI/CD Pipelines, Frameworks, Configuration Management, and Continuous Monitoring
* Experience managing virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V, VMware, etc.
* Experience with IP network management, including routing, firewalls, access control lists, DHCP, packet analysis, and troubleshooting network traffic flow
* Strong expertise in Microsoft Purview
* Expertise in building data classification and labeling programs to support the organization's data management and governance for the enterprise
* Strong experience in data security and data governance
* Familiar with data posture management solutions to optimize data identification and data mapping
* Strong understanding of the security E5 features that can be used to accelerate work effort
* Strong understanding of domain security, hardening and best practices
* Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud
* Experience with AD Migration Tool (Quest)

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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