Senior Microsoft Security Engineer
Location: Utrecht / Amsterdam, Netherlands (hybrid) | Type: Contract-to-perm | Languages: Dutch (primary), English (secondary) | Experience: 8+ years | Reports to: Service Delivery Manager
The opportunity
Organisations across the Netherlands are investing heavily in the Microsoft security ecosystem, and they need someone who can turn that investment into measurable risk reduction. As Senior Microsoft Security Engineer, you will design, implement and govern enterprise security solutions that strengthen security posture, support compliance and drive real security transformation for customers.
This is a hands-on, advisory-led role. You will assess maturity, build roadmaps and then deliver them, working closely with customer SOC teams and senior stakeholders.
What you will do
Security posture management
- Lead the implementation and optimisation of Microsoft security solutions to improve customers’ security posture
- Assess security maturity and run posture reviews across Microsoft cloud and hybrid environments
- Develop security baselines, standards, policies and governance frameworks
- Identify gaps, recommend remediation plans and track risk reduction initiatives
Microsoft security solutions
- Deploy and manage solutions across the Microsoft Defender suite, Sentinel, Entra ID and Purview
- Configure Secure Score and Exposure Management capabilities
- Apply Zero Trust principles across identity, endpoint, data and cloud workloads
Risk and compliance
- Conduct security assessments aligned with CIS, NIST, ISO 27001 and Microsoft Security Best Practices
- Develop remediation roadmaps and risk mitigation strategies
- Support audit, compliance and regulatory requirements
- Monitor posture KPIs and produce executive-level reporting and dashboards
Incident and threat management
- Collaborate with SOC teams to improve threat detection and response
- Review incidents, threat trends and exposure findings to strengthen preventive controls
- Drive continuous improvement based on threat intelligence and security analytics
What you bring
- 8+ years in cybersecurity, including 4+ years focused on Microsoft Security technologies
- Strong expertise in the Microsoft Defender suite, Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Entra ID
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Purview at operator level
- Solid grounding in Security Posture Management, Azure cloud security, identity security and Zero Trust architecture
- Experience with security assessments, governance and risk management
- Strong understanding of SIEM, XDR, CSPM, DSPM, DLP and MIP technologies
- Experience building executive dashboards and KPI reporting
- Fluent Dutch and English, written and spoken
Preferred: CISSP, CISM or CCSP
How you work
- You communicate clearly with both technical teams and senior stakeholders
- You collaborate well and enjoy sharing knowledge
- You are analytical, structured and a natural problem solver
- You document and report with care
How success is measured
- Improvement in Microsoft Secure Score
- Reduction in critical security exposures
- Remediation actions completed within SLA
- Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)
- Improved compliance posture and fewer repeat incidents
- Customer satisfaction and successful project delivery
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Sheikh Salem