About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: We need substantial hands-on experience in Microsoft 365 security, with a deep understanding of identity protection, access control, threat detection and compliance.We need experience operating in complex or hybrid environments and confidence configuring, troubleshooting and enhancing services such as Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, Defender, Purview and associated governance tools.We need familiarity with interpreting and responding to cloud security threats, managing incidents end to end, and advising stakeholders on maintaining a strong security posture.Experience with SIEM tooling, ideally Microsoft Sentinel, along with a strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, modern authentication and secure baseline configuration, would be highly valuable.We need a proactive, analytical and organised approach, balancing high technical standards with clear, concise communication.We need you to be comfortable managing competing priorities, producing strong documentation and representing your expertise to both technical and non-technical audiences. Responsibilities: We will have you lead the shaping and securing of a sophisticated Microsoft 365 estate within a high-value research environment.We will rely on you as our trusted specialist to oversee identity protection, access governance, cloud threat defence and compliance across Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, Microsoft Defender, Purview and related services.We will have you diagnose complex issues, conduct deep investigations, remediate threats and ensure policies, configurations and controls remain robust and resilient.We will expect you to collaborate closely with cyber security, infrastructure, networking and service delivery teams to ensure new services and configurations are delivered securely and aligned with modern best practice.We will have you document secure standards and bring structure to complex environments.We will expect you to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels and help strengthen our security foundations. Technologies: CloudMicrosoft 365SecurityOffice 365BackboneSupport More:
We are supporting a prestigious, nationally significant scientific research organisation whose work drives some of the most advanced and ambitious projects in the UK. Based in Oxford, this is a hybrid role with on-site working three days per week. The contract is for six months with a view to extend to 12 months and beyond, and the role is to start ASAP. Our Microsoft 365 ecosystem is central to safeguarding sensitive research, enabling scientific collaboration and ensuring critical services run securely and efficiently. We offer a highly collaborative environment that values expertise, precision and forward-thinking solutions, with the opportunity to influence security strategy, shape cloud security capabilities and contribute directly to work that delivers national and global impact.
last updated 29 week of 2026