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🕒 June 27

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Macmillan

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1001 - 5000 employees

📱 Media

📚 Education

Media • Education

Macmillan is a leading global publishing company and home to a wide range of imprints that publish adult and children’s fiction, nonfiction, and educational materials. Part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Macmillan also operates Macmillan Learning and Macmillan Education, providing interactive course solutions, higher education content, language learning, and school curriculum publishing across dozens of countries. The company focuses on supporting authors, educators, students, and institutions with world-class content and digital learning tools.

📋 Description

• Rapid Incident Response: Quickly assess, isolate, and mitigate security threats. • Decision-Making Under Pressure: Make critical security decisions during high-risk events. • Collaboration Across Teams: Work closely with IT, security, and leadership to ensure a coordinated response. • Adaptability: Adjust to emerging threats and refine security strategies as needed. • Clear Documentation & Reporting: Deliver concise security reports and actionable insights. • Incident Investigation & Threat Hunting: Analyze security alerts, perform advanced hunting, and escalate high-risk incidents. • Security Policy Tuning: Adjust detection rules, refine access controls, and optimize security settings. • Data Analysis & Trend Identification: Experience in reviewing logs, identifying security trends, and compiling findings into actionable reports. • Technical Communication: Document and present findings to security teams, IT personnel, and executive leadership. • Automation & Scripting (Preferred): Familiarity with PowerShell, KQL, or Python for security automation and custom detections (preferred but not required).

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years in cybersecurity operations, threat intelligence, or security engineering. • Strong understanding of Microsoft Defender XDR, including malware detection, threat hunting, and automated response. • Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access Policies, MFA, and privilege escalation monitoring. • Familiarity with Varonis for file access monitoring, data exfiltration detection, and insider threat response. • Knowledge of Google Admin Console for phishing email investigations, domain blocking, and attachment scanning. • Understanding of security log analysis, SIEM investigations, and security reporting best practices.