Senior Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) SME

Senior Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) SME

Company: DataFactZ

Location: Remote with 25% Travel

Employment Type: W2 - Contract

Job ID: DFZ-2026-029

About the role:

We are looking for a hands-on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) Subject Matter Expert to support the design, implementation, configuration, optimization, and ongoing management of enterprise endpoint security. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and strong knowledge of endpoint security, threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response in large enterprise environments.

About DataFactZ

DataFactZ is a data and analytics consulting company headquartered in Northville, Michigan, with delivery teams in the United States and India. For more than two decades, we've helped organizations turn their data into better decisions through data engineering, cloud data platforms on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, business intelligence and visualization, advanced analytics, and AI. Our consultants work on high-impact programs for fortune 500 clients, and we invest in their growth through certifications, hands-on learning, and meaningful work. Curiosity drives everything we do.

Key Skills & Responsibilities

• Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) .
• Experience deploying, configuring, onboarding, and managing Windows endpoints at enterprise scale.
• Configure and optimize EDR, Attack Surface Reduction (ASR), endpoint protection, and security policies .
• Strong experience with Threat & Vulnerability Management (TVM) , security recommendations, and remediation.
• Investigate endpoint alerts, incidents, suspicious activity, and advanced threats using MDE.
• Experience with Advanced Hunting and KQL for threat investigation and custom detections.
• Integration experience with Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Sentinel, and the broader Microsoft Defender XDR ecosystem .
• Ability to assess existing endpoint security configurations, identify gaps, recommend best practices, troubleshoot issues, and lead technical remediation.

Experience: Senior/SME-level resource with strong hands-on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint experience in complex enterprise environments

How to Apply:

Apply directly through this posting, or reach out to Sathish M, Senior Technical Recruiter, at [email protected]. Please reference Job ID DFZ-2026-029