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# Microsoft Security, Compliance & Identity Architect Senior Consultant

- **Company:** Robert Half
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $97,000.0 - $146,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Software, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft InTune, Information Technology, Microsoft Sentinel
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.houstonjobsite.com/job.asp?id=3402965605&tx=KJ2929FFP&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* You enjoy working with the Microsoft security & compliance suite of applications .
 * You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to Microsoft 365 Security technologies, including the latest trends and developments.
 * You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
 * You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
 * You contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
 * You create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
 * You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

 * Demonstrated experience with:
 * Strong expertise with the Microsoft 365 Security suite from a technical design, implementation and administration standpoint
 * Specific focus on experience architecting and implementing Microsoft Purview (IP, DLP, DLM, eDiscovery) across the collaboration suite of SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, & Exchange
 * Delivering business solutions on Microsoft 365. (expertise related GCC and GCCH is desired but not required)
 * Working with global and large M365 tenants
 * Some of the following Microsoft and other technologies:
 * Entra
 * Intune
 * Defender
 * Sentinel
 * Azure
 * Microsoft Graph
 * Working knowledge of the Microsoft technology stack.
 * Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
 * Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.
 * Ability to translate and communicate challenges to client personnel, including executives.
 * Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate., * Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., MIS, Engineering, Computer Science or related technical degree)
 * 2+ years working in professional services or industry.
 * Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
 * Professional Certification such as Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900), CISSP, or similar strongly preferred.

## Description

As a Senior Consultant, you'll partner with our clients to solve complex business problems and provide impactful advice and solutions. You'll develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery. You'll foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market. You will also be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Consultants and Senior Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans.

The Protiviti Microsoft Services team provides Security services to Clients for the strategy, planning, design, migration and implementation of a wide range of solutions utilizing Microsoft Security solutions such as, but not limited to:

 * M365 Security & Compliance applications
 * Microsoft Purview
 * Microsoft Defender
 * Microsoft Intune
 * Microsoft Sentinel
 * Microsoft Agent 365, For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states - West Virginia, Alaska.

Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.


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