Microsoft Defender for OT Deployment Specialist

About the role

A Cyber Security practice is looking for an experienced OT/IoT Security Deployment Specialist to design and implement Microsoft Defender for IoT solutions in industrial and critical infrastructure environments. You will work with enterprise clients to strengthen their OT and IoT security posture through high-quality delivery and alignment with industry best practices.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end implementations of Microsoft Defender for IoT/OT solutions.
• Design and configure secure OT/IoT security architectures.
• Deploy and onboard sensors and network integrations.
• Support proof-of-concept, pilot and production deployments.
• Perform solution configuration, tuning and optimization.
• Develop technical documentation and implementation deliverables.
• Collaborate with client IT, OT and engineering teams.
• Provide knowledge transfer and deployment handover.

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, OT engineering or industrial systems.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise security implementations.
• Experience in manufacturing, energy, utilities, oil & gas or transportation preferred.
• Consulting or system integrator background is an advantage.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for IoT/OT deployments.
• Understanding of OT/ICS environments (SCADA, PLC, DCS, RTU).
• Industrial protocols: Modbus, OPC, DNP3, BACnet, Profinet, EtherNet/IP.
• OT network segmentation and traffic mirroring (SPAN, TAP, packet brokers).
• Familiarity with Azure and Microsoft security platforms.
• Restricted, high-availability or air-gapped environments.