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O365/M365 Specialist (DS:O365)

Overview

Reference
DS:O365

Salary
ZAR/month

Job Location
- South Africa -- Tshwane Metro -- Centurion

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
04 March 2026

Closing date
21 Mar 2026 21:59


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O365/M365 Specialist

Permanent role, based in Centurion

This role is responsible for delivering end-to-end Microsoft 365 security and compliance deployments, with a strong focus on Microsoft Defender, Intune, Azure AD Conditional Access, and Microsoft Purview solutions.

The position provides customised implementation, configuration, and advisory services to enable secure, compliant, and well-governed Microsoft 365 environments.

 

Overall Purpose of the Role

To design, deploy, configure, and optimise a secure, compliant, and well-governed Microsoft 365 environment, ensuring:

  • Strong threat protection across endpoints, email, and cloud apps

  • Robust identity and access control

  • Effective data classification and protection

  • Regulatory compliance and governance alignment

  • Improved overall security posture

 

Core Responsibilities:

Microsoft 365 Security Deployment

Lead the implementation and configuration of:

  • Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune)

  • Azure AD Premium Conditional Access

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365

  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

  • Microsoft Purview Information Protection

  • Outlook Mobile security controls

Microsoft 365 Defender & Threat Protection

  • Configure and optimise the Microsoft 365 Security Center.

  • Enable cross-product incident correlation and automated remediation.

  • Implement proactive threat hunting and investigation capabilities.

  • Improve customer security posture using Microsoft Secure Score.

Cloud App Security (Defender for Cloud Apps)

  • Configure monitoring scopes, IP ranges, governance policies, and app controls.

  • Integrate with Defender for Endpoint and Purview.

  • Enable Cloud Discovery and CASB capabilities.

  • Implement Conditional Access App Control.

  • Create and optimise security policies aligned to business risk priorities.

Endpoint Security (Defender for Endpoint)

  • Assess endpoint readiness and current security posture.

  • Onboard Windows, mobile, and cloud PCs.

  • Configure advanced endpoint protection features (ASR, tamper protection, web filtering, mobile threat defense).

  • Integrate with other Defender solutions.

Email & Collaboration Security (Defender for Office 365)

  • Configure Safe Links, Safe Attachments, anti-phishing, and quarantine policies.

  • Enable attack simulation and automated investigation.

  • Review threat analytics and reporting.

Device & Application Management (Intune)

  • Implement and configure Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Application Management (MAM).

  • Deploy apps, conditional access policies, VPN, Wi-Fi, and email profiles.

  • Manage device enrolment across platforms (Windows, iOS, Android).

  • Guide migration from legacy device management solutions.

Compliance & Information Protection (Microsoft Purview)

  • Implement data classification and sensitivity labelling.

  • Configure Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies.

  • Enable compliance assessments and reporting.

  • Support advanced audit, eDiscovery, data governance, and retention policies.

  • Provide lifecycle and records management configuration.


Contact information

Tina de Bruin