Lead CyberSecurity Architect - Microsoft Defender XDR & Purview- Project Manager
LocationKuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience10–12 yrs
DepartmentNoresh
Company size1,001–5,000 people
First seenOct 5, 2026 · 6d ago
Verified live1d ago
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Must have9
10 to 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture, Microsoft security consulting, solution architecture, or enterprise security delivery
Strong hands-on experience with both Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview
Strong knowledge of Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, and Microsoft Purview
Strong experience designing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture, including endpoint onboarding, endpoint security policies, endpoint detection and response, antivirus, attack surface reduction, device control, web protection, and security settings management
Experience designing Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps architecture, including cloud discovery, application governance, session controls, Conditional Access App Control, activity policies, and SaaS application protection
Strong experience designing Microsoft Purview Information Protection solutions, including data classification, sensitive information types, trainable classifiers, sensitivity labels, auto-labelling, encryption, and content marking
Experience leading delivery from discovery and design through pilot, rollout, go-live
Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture and its application across identities, endpoints, email, applications, collaboration services, and enterprise data
Ability to evaluate technical decisions, platform limitations, security risks, compliance risks, dependencies, and scope in complex enterprise environments
Skills
Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Information Protection
Data Loss Prevention
Insider Risk Management
Communication Compliance
Data Lifecycle Management
Records Management
eDiscovery
Audit
Responsibilities
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Lead discovery, requirements analysis, architecture, and solution-design activities across Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Purview.
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Design integrated Microsoft Defender XDR solutions covering Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
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Design Microsoft Purview solutions covering Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Insider Risk Management, Communication Compliance, Data Lifecycle Management, Records Management, eDiscovery, and Audit.
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Translate business, cybersecurity, privacy, legal, data-protection, and regulatory requirements into implementation-ready Microsoft security and compliance designs.
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Prepare high-level designs, detailed designs, architecture diagrams, configuration standards, policy mappings, implementation guides, and Architecture Decision Records.
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Lead architecture workshops, technical design sessions, design reviews, implementation walkthroughs, and architecture-governance discussions.
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Provide architectural guidance to engineering and implementation teams throughout pilot, validation, phased deployment, and production rollout activities.
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Review implementation evidence and validate that Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Purview configurations align with approved designs.
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Develop architecture principles and policy-design standards that support consistent implementation across business units, countries, and technology environments.
Skills and experiences
Required technical skills
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10 to 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture, Microsoft security consulting, solution architecture, or enterprise security delivery.
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Strong hands-on experience with both Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview.
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Strong knowledge of Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsft Purview Specifically.
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Strong experience designing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture, including endpoint onboarding, endpoint security policies, endpoint detection and response, antivirus, attack surface reduction, device control, web protection, and security settings management.
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Experience designing Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps architecture, including cloud discovery, application governance, session controls, Conditional Access App Control, activity policies, and SaaS application protection.
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Strong experience designing Microsoft Purview Information Protection solutions, including data classification, sensitive information types, trainable classifiers, sensitivity labels, auto-labelling, encryption, and content marking.
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Experience leading delivery from discovery and design through pilot, rollout, go-live.
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Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture and its application across identities, endpoints, email, applications, collaboration services, and enterprise data.
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Ability to evaluate technical decisions, platform limitations, security risks, compliance risks, dependencies, and scope in complex enterprise environments.