Microsoft Defender Technical Lead

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

8/8/2025

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In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.

So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.

Our people work differently depending on their jobs and needs. From hybrid working to flexible hours, we have plenty of options that help our people to thrive.

This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Job Description

Join us as a Microsoft Defender Technical Lead.

• Take on a new challenge and use your specialist knowledge to support the wider bank in building and operating secure services that protect both colleagues and customers
• You’ll act as a subject matter expert in a security related field, making sure that the security implications of the backlog are understood in the right way, building security early into design
• You’ll be joining an exciting and fast-paced area of the bank, where you can expect great exposure both for you and your work
  
  
  

What you'll do

As a Microsoft Defender Technical Lead, you’ll work at a domain level to understand and ensure robust security is continuously considered and incorporated at every stage, programme increment and feature team delivery throughout the development lifecycle and through to support.

You’ll collaborate with feature teams and participate in story refinement, sprint planning and retrospective sessions, establishing a culture of innovation and strategic thinking that makes sure that the bank has knowledge of, and opportunities to exploit, the latest developments in your area of specialism.

You’ll also be:

• Proactively researching and understanding the Microsoft Defender suite roadmap and capabilities
• Assessing the Microsoft capabilities against the industry relevant threats and existing control environment to determine the relevant features for adoption into the bank
• Acting as a subject matter expert of all Microsoft Defender products and helping to build a team that provides end to end management and support
• Determine the existing features and new capabilities that are required to enhance the group's security model and build a backlog of changes and enhancements
  
  
  

The skills you'll need

You’ll need experience and knowledge of technology security controls within the security technology specialism along with an understanding of Agile methodologies with experience of working in an Agile team.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• A strong technical acumen backed by hands on experience of implementing the Microsoft Defender Security suite
• The ability to write technical issues in business terms and work with various stakeholders and subject matter experts in technology and security to assess and prioritise the required changes
• The ability to support security events and incidents
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Knowledge and experience of the legal and regulatory environment