WDAC Implementation Specialist

• Hybrid environment

About Our Client

A global technology services and consulting organisation with a significant international presence, delivering digital transformation, cloud, engineering, and business process solutions across a wide range of industries. The company is recognised for helping enterprises modernise operations, improve efficiency, and adopt emerging technologies at scale.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policies, including XML policy creation, configuration, testing, and binary conversion for deployment.
• Deploy and manage WDAC policies across enterprise environments using Microsoft Intune, Endpoint Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/SCCM), Group Policy, and PowerShell.
• Execute audit-mode assessments, analyse application execution events, and transition validated policies into enforcement mode while minimising business disruption.
• Investigate and resolve application control issues, including blocked applications, policy conflicts, software compatibility concerns, and exception management.
• Integrate WDAC with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and broader endpoint security solutions to strengthen application control and endpoint protection.
• Monitor and analyse WDAC, Code Integrity, and endpoint security logs using Advanced Hunting, KQL, Event Viewer, and Microsoft security tooling to continuously improve policy effectiveness.
• Implement and maintain application whitelisting controls aligned with organisational security frameworks, Zero Trust principles, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, desktop, security, and application teams to support WDAC rollout activities, policy tuning, and ongoing operational support.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, implementation guides, and support runbooks.
• Provide knowledge transfer, training, and ongoing support to technical teams and business stakeholders throughout the WDAC implementation lifecycle.

The Successful Applicant

A successful WDAC Implementation Specialist should have:

• Proven experience implementing and supporting Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) within large enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Windows security architecture, application control, code integrity policies, application whitelisting, and endpoint security technologies.
• Hands-on experience with WDAC policy authoring, XML policy management, audit versus enforcement mode, policy signing, supplemental policies, and managed installer configuration.
• Strong experience administering and deploying solutions through Microsoft Intune, Endpoint Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/SCCM), and PowerShell automation.
• Experience troubleshooting application execution blocks, compatibility issues, policy exceptions, and endpoint security controls in production environments.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender Antivirus, Advanced Hunting, KQL, and security event analysis.
• Experience delivering security solutions within regulated or large-scale enterprise environments.
• Understanding of Zero Trust security principles, ASD Essential Eight, ISM, and other relevant cybersecurity compliance frameworks.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work across technical and business teams.
• Exposure to AppLocker, Ivanti Application Control, McAfee Application Control, or other application whitelisting technologies will be highly regarded.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid environment with 50% work from home
• Long-term contracting opportunity
• Ability to work in a fast-paced digital transformation team

If this WDAC Implementation Specialist role in Sydney aligns with your skills and experience in the Technology industry, we encourage you to apply.