Security Specialist

We are seeking a highly focused Microsoft Security Specialist for a strategic, short-term engagement to lead a comprehensive security assessment and remediation initiative. This role is centered on optimizing security posture across Microsoft 365, Defender, and cloud infrastructure, with a specific emphasis on hardening access controls and endpoint management. As the primary technical lead for a specialized security review, you will analyze findings, identify critical gaps, and develop actionable, phased implementation plans to strengthen the organization's overall cyber resilience and infrastructure governance.

Pay Rate: $396.31- $434.59/Diem

Advantages
- Lead a critical security optimization project with clear, high-level objectives.

- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for enterprise-wide security posture improvements.

- Deep involvement with advanced security tools, including Defender, Intune, and Entra ID.

- Focused, short-term contract dedicated to specific architectural and governance outcomes.

Responsibilities
- Act as the lead technical point of contact for external security assessments; coordinate workshops, review findings, and translate technical recommendations into internal implementation plans.

- Conduct deep-dive reviews of security scores and develop remediation strategies to address identified risks across all cloud workloads.

- Review and refine Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) configurations across identity management platforms (Entra ID) to ensure strict alignment with least-privilege principles.

- Assess and improve mobile device management (Intune) security configurations, including device compliance policies, attack surface reduction (ASR) controls, and conditional access integration.

- Develop prioritized, practical roadmaps for security improvements and track the execution of action items in collaboration with internal IT teams.

- Clearly document security gaps, proposed RBAC models, and governance controls for both technical teams and leadership.

Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in dedicated Cybersecurity and Information Security roles.

- Demonstrated hands-on experience with security posture management and endpoint security tools.

- Strong working knowledge of identity management, cloud-based RBAC, and least-privilege design.

- Cybersecurity certifications with a focus on cloud security (e.g., Azure or Microsoft 365 security) are highly desirable.

- Proven experience responding to security audits or posture reviews and addressing recommended action items.

- Expertise in designing device compliance policies, configuration profiles, and endpoint protection settings.

- Strong ability to document findings and implementation approaches clearly for technical and non-technical audiences.

Summary
If you're interested in the Microsoft Security Specialist role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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