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 in complex or hybrid environments, with confidence configuring, troubleshooting and enhancing services such as Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, Defender, Purview and associated governance tools.We need experience 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, is highly valuable.We need a strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, modern authentication and secure baseline configuration.We need someone who is proactive, analytical and organised, with a clear and concise communication style.We need someone comfortable managing competing priorities, producing strong documentation and presenting expertise to both technical and non-technical audiences. Responsibilities: We will lead the shaping and securing of a sophisticated Microsoft 365 estate within a high-value research environment.We will 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 diagnose complex issues, conduct deep investigations, remediate threats and ensure policies, configurations and controls remain robust and resilient.We will collaborate closely with cyber security, infrastructure, networking and service delivery teams to deliver new services and configurations securely and in line with modern best practice.We will document secure standards and bring structure to complex environments.We will communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels and support strengthening the organisations security foundations. Technologies: CloudSupportMicrosoft 365SecurityOffice 365Backbone 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. Operating at the forefront of innovation, we manage digital and data environments of exceptional scale and complexity. Our Microsoft 365 ecosystem is central to safeguarding sensitive research, enabling scientific collaboration and ensuring critical services run securely and efficiently. This is a hybrid role based in Oxford, with on-site working two days per week. It is a six-month contract with a view to extend to 12 months and beyond, starting ASAP. You will join a highly collaborative environment that values expertise, precision and forward-thinking solutions, with the opportunity to influence security strategy and contribute directly to work that delivers national and global impact.
last updated 29 week of 2026