Digital Workplace Security Engineer Job at NTT DATA (Nairobi)

Job Description

The Digital Workplace Security Engineer at NTT DATA is responsible for securing and supporting the End User Services ecosystem across Microsoft 365. This role integrates modern cybersecurity expertise with advanced Modern Workplace engineering—ensuring that all end‑user technologies are secure, compliant, resilient, and optimized. The engineer serves as the primary security authority within End User Services, leading threat detection, security baselining, governance, incident response, and secure solution design across Microsoft, ManageEngine, and Mimecast environments.

Job Responsibility

Securing, engineering, and supporting the full End User Services ecosystem across Microsoft 365, identity and access security, endpoint management, messaging, and collaboration platforms
Implement and maintain security baselines across identity, endpoints, messaging, data, and collaboration workloads
Deploy, configure, and operationalize: Microsoft Defender XDR, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel
Develop, tune, and maintain: SIEM/SOAR use cases, Detection rules, KQL-based analytics, Automation playbooks
Lead security incident investigations from detection, containment, root-cause analysis and remediation
Implement and maintain Microsoft Purview governance controls
Design secure architectures across: Entra ID, AD DS, hybrid identity, Intune & ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Conditional Access, Zero Trust policies, Role-based access & identity governance
Architect secure and resilient messaging solutions
Lead implementation and modernization projects including identity hardening, endpoint standardization, and migration projects
Serve as L3/L4 escalation authority for complex security, identity, endpoint, messaging, and cloud incidents
Ensure SLA compliance for P1/P2 incidents
Lead security-focused presales engagements including workshops, assessments, PoCs, and RFP technical responses
Produce secure, scalable solution architectures
Act as a trusted advisor on cyber posture improvement, Microsoft security & compliance adoption, governance & data protection, and workplace modernization strategies

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
5+ years experience in cybersecurity, security operations, Modern Workplace engineering, or identity management
Prior experience in enterprise IT environments, SOC operations, or security engineering
Hands‑on experience architecting and supporting Modern Workplace technologies
Strong experience with Microsoft Sentinel, SIEM/SOAR, and threat detection methodologies
Expertise across M365, Entra ID, AD DS, Intune, ManageEngine, Exchange, and email security platforms
Hands‑on experience with incident response, KQL, PowerShell, Python, and investigative analysis processes
Deep understanding of identity security, endpoint protection, hybrid identity, and Microsoft security stack
Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder‑management skills
Strong analytical mindset, detail‑oriented, and able to work in high‑pressure environments
Highly collaborative with cross‑functional teams (support, sales, presales, engineering)

Nice to have

Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect
Microsoft Certified: Identity & Access Administrator
Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert
Microsoft 365 Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Microsoft 365 Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate
CISSP / CISM (added advantage)
ManageEngine, Mimecast, or SIEM/SOAR certifications (bonus)

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