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Microsoft Security Engagement Lead- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)

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GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

General Description:

GuidePoint is seeking an experienced Microsoft Security Engagement Lead to own client relationships and drive the successful delivery of Microsoft security consulting engagements spanning Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and Azure. In this senior role, you will serve as the primary technical advisor to enterprise clients shaping solutions, scoping engagements, and ensuring delivery is executed with precision, transparency, and measurable impact. You will balance business development and trusted advisory with hands-on architectural leadership, guiding cross-functional teams and aligning Microsoft security solutions to client objectives. This position is ideal for a professional who thrives in a consulting environment where agility, personalized service, and differentiated value are central.

About the Cloud Practice:

The Cloud Practice is responsible for providing advisory services as well as secure implementations specific to security tooling with the intent of protecting the customers' identities, endpoints, data, applications, and cloud infrastructure by designing, deploying, and operationalizing Cloud Solution Providers native security solutions. We focus specifically on ensuring cloud security, data security, identity and access management, as well as threat protection has been implemented following best practices across the organization.

Our team of Microsoft specialists focus on deploying Microsoft security, compliance, and identity solutions to protect identities, devices, data, apps, and infrastructure. We partner with other Cloud Solution Provider teams as well as internal resources to ensure the overall goals of the clients are achieved and align with industry standards and best practices.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Presales Leadership: Serve as the technical advisor throughout the sales cycle partnering with Account Executives to identify opportunities, run client-facing demos and workshops, and translate security requirements into differentiated Microsoft solutions.
  • Solution Design & Scoping: Own the creation of Statements of Work (SOWs), Requests for Proposal (RFP) responses, level-of-effort estimates, and pre-sales solution architectures across Entra ID, M365, and Azure.
  • Technical Oversight & Delivery: Oversee delivery teams to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with client objectives from scoping through go-live, managing escalations against scope and delivery realities.
  • Client & Executive Management: Build and maintain executive-level relationships, translating technical outcomes into business value and fostering long-term partnerships.
  • Architectural Leadership: Assist the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of the practice’s Microsoft security services and reference architectures.
  • Identity & Zero Trust: Architect Zero Trust across cloud and hybrid environments using Entra ID Conditional Access, MFA, Identity Governance, PIM, and continuous verification.
  • Data Security & Compliance: Establish enterprise-wide data protection, insider risk, DLP, and compliance frameworks using Microsoft Purview.
  • Threat Protection & SecOps: Design and operationalize the Microsoft Defender suite and Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR), including Defender for Cloud, for unified detection and response.
  • Endpoint & Modern Workplace: Define secure, user-friendly device and application management strategies with Microsoft Intune across enterprise environments.
  • Integration & Automation: Design integrations across cloud platforms, SaaS applications, and security tooling, and build automation (PowerShell, KQL, Graph API, Bicep/Terraform) to streamline operations.
  • Mentorship & Thought Leadership: Mentor engineers and delivery teams and act as a subject-matter expert contributing to client roadmaps, executive briefings, and industry discussions.
  • Governance & Resiliency: Define governance models, lifecycle policies, and high-availability and monitoring strategies to ensure sustainable, resilient security practices.

Required Experience and Education: 

  • BS/BA and 7+ years of IT experience, with 6+ years focused on Microsoft security architecture, administration, and delivery across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Azure.
  • Proven track record leading enterprise-scale deployments, migrations, and modernization projects across M365, Entra ID, and Azure (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS).
  • Deep expertise in Entra ID: Conditional Access, MFA, Identity Governance, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and cross-platform identity integration.
  • Strong command of Microsoft 365 security and compliance, including Microsoft Purview (DLP, Insider Risk, eDiscovery, Information Protection), Compliance Center, and EOP.
  • Hands-on expertise across the full Microsoft Defender suite - Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Office 365, Cloud Apps, and Defender for Cloud, plus Microsoft XDR.
  • Experience designing and operationalizing Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR) for unified detection and response across M365 and Azure.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Intune for endpoint management, device compliance, and application protection.
  • Strong understanding of Azure security and governance: Azure Policy, Key Vault, RBAC, Secure Landing Zones, WAF, APIM, and Zero Trust principles.
  • Hands-on automation and scripting: PowerShell, KQL, Microsoft Graph API, and ARM/Bicep or Terraform.
  • Solid grasp of cloud concepts - hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, virtualization, containers, encryption, data security, business continuity, and identity/access management.
  • Experience with lifecycle management - provisioning, governance, cost optimization, and decommissioning across M365 and Azure.
  • Demonstrated presales experience: SOWs, RFP responses, solution design, and client-facing workshops in partnership with Account Executives.

Preferred Experience and Education:

  • Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
  • Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
  • Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert

Travel Requirements:

  • Up to 10% travel

Physical Requirements:

  • Sedentary work
  • Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day
  • Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.  

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

  • Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
  • Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
  • Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
  • 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
  • Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
  • Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
  • Pet Benefit Option

 

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