- Company Name
- Story House Egmont Media Sales
- Job Title
- Senior Security Specialist
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Senior Security Specialist
**Role Summary:** Secure and fortify the organization’s digital trust landscape by architecting, deploying, and refining Microsoft Defender XDR solutions. Spearhead threat detection and response, manage playbooks, and elevate security posture across cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP). Drive security policy development and embed security-by-design in cross‑functional teams.
**Expactations:**
- Fluency in English and at least one Scandinavian language.
- Proven background in IT security with a preference for application or software development experience.
- In‑depth, hands‑on expertise in Microsoft security and identity solutions.
- Strong command of M365 Security, Entra/IAM Admin, Threat Management, Vulnerability Scanning, DNS, Certificates, Infrastructure as Code, and M365 Multi‑Tenant management.
- Experience collaborating with cloud vendors to strengthen security postures.
- Ability to develop, test, and maintain response playbooks and detection rules.
**Key Responsibilities:**
1. Design, implement, and continually optimize Microsoft Defender XDR (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud, Office 365).
2. Create, refine, and manage incident response playbooks.
3. Monitor and enhance detections in Microsoft Sentinel.
4. Strengthen security posture in collaboration with vendors such as Azure, AWS, and GCP.
5. Contribute to internal security policy frameworks and guidelines to enforce security‑by‑design across departments.
**Required Skills:**
- IT security strategy and operations.
- Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, M365 Security, Entra/IAM Administration.
- Threat management, vulnerability scanning, DNS, certificate management.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) proficiency.
- Multi‑tenant M365 management.
- Cloud security fundamentals for Azure, AWS, GCP.
- Playbook development and incident response.
- Strong verbal and written communication in English and a Scandinavian language.
- Application/software development mindset.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: E5 Security Engineer, Security, Compliance & Identity Fundamentals, CISSP, or CISM preferred.