# Microsoft Defender

Skill · Cybersecurity

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-defender

Microsoft Defender is Microsoft's suite of cybersecurity products, ranging from the built-in Windows antivirus (Microsoft Defender Antivirus) to enterprise-grade threat protection tools like Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, and Defender for Cloud. It is used by individual users and IT security teams to detect malware, prevent phishing, and monitor for threats across devices, email, and cloud infrastructure. The enterprise versions include centralized dashboards for incident response and threat intelligence.

## Microsoft Defender in the job market

- Open roles: 5
- Employers hiring: 5
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Microsoft Defender

Measured from the 5 open roles that name Microsoft Defender, not from a curated list.

- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 4 roles (80.0%)
- [CrowdStrike Falcon](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/crowdstrike-falcon) — 4 roles (80.0%)
- [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure) — 4 roles (80.0%)

## Roles that use Microsoft Defender

- [Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/security-engineer) — 2
- [Cybersecurity Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cybersecurity-engineer) — 1
- [IT Support Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/it-support-specialist) — 1

## Employers hiring for Microsoft Defender

- [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — 1 open role
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 1 open role
- [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — 1 open role
- [Replit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/replit) — 1 open role
- [Voyager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/voyager) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Endpoint Detection And Response](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/endpoint-detection-and-response), [CrowdStrike Falcon](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/crowdstrike-falcon), [Microsoft Sentinel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-sentinel)

## Open roles requiring Microsoft Defender (5)

- [Japan Information Security Office (ISO) Security Engineering Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/31c7e648-78ad-488e-91be-35939f179e94/japan-information-security-office-iso-security-engineering-lead-at-american) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — Sumida-ku
- [OT Security Response Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ba1978fd-850a-4c1e-a3f3-ddfc1caa30ba/ot-security-response-engineer-at-moderna) at [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — $145,900 – $234,200
- [Lead Cybersecurity Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ba6a0917-0da5-4d4a-a8e5-f98231355fb4/lead-cybersecurity-engineer-at-comcast) at [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — Full-time, Plano, TX
- [IT Support Specialist -Cleared](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/voyagertechnologiesinc/jobs/4310054009) at [Voyager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/voyager) — Full-time, Folsom, CA, $75,000 – $130,000 (listed on Voyager's own careers site)
- [Security Operations Lead](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/replit/e903b65b-1f63-46a6-b27f-d1d4a0bfbf14/application) at [Replit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/replit) — Full-time, Foster City, CA · Remote, $295,000 – $385,000 (listed on Replit's own careers site)