M365 Security and Compliance SME

M365 Security & Compliance Administrator Washington DC REMOTE

Oct 9, 2026

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We are hiring immediately for a senior M365 Security & Compliance Administrator to support a high-visibility Fortune 100 federal prime program in downtown Washington, DC . This role leads security, compliance, and endpoint protection across a GCC tenant supporting a major federal mission.

The engineer will own device, identity, and M365 security posture; drive rapid response to vulnerabilities and outages; and ensure compliant, reliable access to mission-critical Microsoft 365 services.

Key Requirements:

– Bachelor's + 8 years (or 12 years experience)

– US Citizen/US Person; able to obtain Public Trust (Level 5)

– Deep experience with Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Intune, and Entra ID

– Advanced PowerShell automation and remediation capability

– Strong understanding of Conditional Access, identity risk, and ATO evidence

– Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration

Preferred: Federal/high-assurance security experience; Jamf/Okta/Graph API; macOS hardening; enterprise Conditional Access.

Role Impact:

You will architect and enforce M365 security guardrails, lead Purview DLP and data-protection strategy, engineer Conditional Access across all platforms, build Intune baselines and remediation automation, drive vulnerability mitigations, operate Defender/Sentinel integrations, support ATO packages, and lead Tier 3 investigations. xhyhwjd

This is a mission-critical role at the center of a federal cloud security ecosystem.