Senior Security Architect

Would you be the driving force to design and implement Microsoft Security in one of Denmark's largest municipalities by population? Are you motivated by a newly established position where you get real technical ownership with central technologies such as Defender, Purview, Entra and Intune?

Frederiksberg Municipality seeks a Senior Security Architect for a newly created role with technical ownership of the municipality's Microsoft Security area. You will help shape the security function, design robust solutions, and ensure that architecture, governance and implementation align in day-to-day operations.

The municipality is geographically compact but large in complexity: about 106,000 residents, about 7,000 employees, more than 400 systems and a significant IT footprint. The IT organization has grown in recent years from about 30 to around 70 employees, and there has been substantial investment in modern workplace, information and cyber security, governance, operations and technical platforms. The next step is to bring in an internal key person who can provide overview, set priorities correctly and take ownership of the Microsoft Security track technically.

About the job

You will be our technical pivot for Microsoft Security with a focus on design, implementation and further development of solutions that must function in a large, complex organization. You must be able to combine architectural overview with practical configuration, technical analysis and sparring with colleagues across Digitalization and IT.

Specifically, this means that you

• own the technical security configuration in, for example, MS Defender, Purview, and Entra – you help design the setup and implement it
• are the go-to person for our monitoring and active security work. You define and monitor several alerts yourself, and you ensure that incidents lead to corrections in the security platforms
• work closely with IT infrastructure on hardening, access control and logging
• contribute to governance for Teams and SharePoint and help define how the solutions should function in practice
• contribute to the development of the municipality's security architecture.

We are not looking for a classic consultant. We are looking for a person who can both design the solutions and help realize them. You will have a large responsibility for the technical direction, but the results are achieved in close collaboration with colleagues in operations, infrastructure, architecture and information security.

The role has been created because we want to harness the security capabilities we already have invested in much better. Our ambition includes strengthening monitoring, data protection, endpoint security and governance on the Microsoft platform.

In the first 3-6 months there will be concrete initiatives around Purview and Defender, where you can settle in well into the area and gradually make your mark. In the longer term, the role can develop in a more architectural direction, depending on your experience and ambition.

About you

We imagine that you have solid practical experience with Microsoft's security stack. Not just knowledge of what the tools are called, but experience with how they behave when they meet an organization with real users, complex operations environments and necessary exceptions. Certifications such as AZ-500/SC-500, SC-200, SC-300, SC-400 are a plus. If you don't have them, there is an opportunity to take them.

More important than certificates is your ability to move between the console and the whiteboard. We are a smaller IT organization, so you will sit both on the design side and with your hands in the implementation - and you must be able to explain both to someone who does not have your background. We also expect you to be able to create progress with AI automation of the configurations.

You should thrive in working across disciplines. A large part of the job is about collaborating closely with specialists in infrastructure, networks, endpoints, architecture and information security to find solutions that are secure, reliable and usable.

You are professionally strong and can stand firm when necessary. At the same time you are curious about others' perspectives and see the value in developing solutions collectively. With us, the best results rarely arise alone in front of a screen, but in dialogue with colleagues who bring other competencies and experiences to the table.

You are not expected to be an expert on all technologies, but you should be curious to learn more. The most important is that you understand the connection between design, implementation, governance and continuous improvement of the platform – and that you have hands-on experience with security solutions in an organization with real users, complex environments and necessary exceptions.

About us

You will become part of the Digitalization and IT department and the Information Security team, led by team leader Amanda Aune. The team consists of Esben, Kaj, Pia and Sille, who keep track of information security – from data processing agreements and risk assessments to the eternal mysteries of where data actually moves.

You will be the team's technical focal point, and your day-to-day will be split between the information security area and our operations and infrastructure unit. About half of your time will be anchored close to specialists in servers, networks and endpoints, where security requirements are translated into concrete technical solutions.

You will also work closely with our IT and security architects when new solutions must bring security, architecture and operations into greater alignment.

You will work with security across an organization with about 7,000 employees and more than 400 systems of all sizes and ages. We try to stay clear-headed (with coffee), processes orderly (with drawings) and spirits high (with a healthy respect for Murphy's Law).

The position is newly created in a field area the municipality actively invests in. There is thus something to shape – not just something to maintain.

We are based at Frederiksberg Town Hall, centrally in the city, just a few minutes' walk from Frederiksberg Metro.

We offer

• newly created position where you get real technical ownership
• design and implement the next level of Microsoft Security in a municipality with enterprise complexity
• opportunity for certifications
• salary and employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement, with possibility of placement as specialist or senior consultant depending on qualifications.
• 37-hour work week including lunch with flexible hours and 21% pension, of which 6% is a flexible benefit scheme.

How to apply

If you want to hear more about the role, you are welcome to contact Joanna Eskildsen from iHeadHunt at [email protected] or 91870082.

Application deadline: October 30, 2026. Start desired January 1, 2027 or earlier if possible.

Frederiksberg is a vibrant city with a dynamic community. The city's soul is built on our history and classical heritage and helps shape the exciting development of Frederiksberg as a green, healthy and vibrant part of the Capital Region.

We are a modern municipality serving 104,305 residents. Frederiksberg Municipality aims to promote equality and therefore encourages all qualified to apply regardless of age, disability, race, skin color, religion or belief, political views, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or gender characteristics or national, social or ethnic origin.

Department: Digitalization and IT

Application deadline: 30 October 2026

Location: Smallegade, 1, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark