Companies in the United States using Microsoft Defender

205 companies headquartered in the United States list Microsoft Defender as a requirement in 335 open roles. Most of those roles are in security, DevOps and infrastructure and industrial engineering teams. Microsoft Defender most often appears next to Azure, Python, Windows, PowerShell and SQL. Roles that need it and state the pay sit at $145k a year in the middle.

From the requirements of live job postingsRebuilt 9 Oct 2026
companies hiring
205
open roles need it
335
median stated pay
$145k

Companies with the most open Microsoft Defender roles

25 of 205 · the full list is in the API
CompanySizeOpen rolesTeams hiringMedian stated pay
DXC Technology5000+10Security, DevOps and infrastructure, Sales—
Leidos5000+8Security$122k
Uvation8Security, Industrial engineering—
State Street5000+7DevOps and infrastructure, Security, Engineering leadership$143k
MetroStar51-2007DevOps and infrastructure, Security, Industrial engineering$175k
Concentrix5000+5Solutions engineering—
CACI International5000+5Security, Industrial engineering, DevOps and infrastructure$161k
HCVT1001-50005DevOps and infrastructure—
Northern Trust1001-50005Security, DevOps and infrastructure, Finance$186k
Scientific Research Corporation1001-50005Security, DevOps and infrastructure—
Cognizant5000+4DevOps and infrastructure, Security, Industrial engineering—
Booz Allen Hamilton5000+4Security, DevOps and infrastructure, Field and service$142k
Horizon31001-50004Backend engineering$219k
Logicalis US1001-50004Security, Solutions engineering—
Sigma Defense Systems4DevOps and infrastructure, Security$134k
BNY1001-50004Security—
Kyndryl5000+3Security, Engineering leadership, Industrial engineering—
Peraton1001-50003Security, DevOps and infrastructure—
RTX5000+3Field and service, Industrial engineering—
Barbaricum1001-50003Security—
AHEAD1001-50003Solutions engineering, Security—
Unisys Corporation1001-50003Security, DevOps and infrastructure—
Avertium51-2003Security, Solutions engineering—
True Zero Technologies51-2003Security, Technical support, Industrial engineering—
Fisher Investments501-10003Industrial engineering—

Microsoft Defender in other countries

Teams hiring for Microsoft Defender

Security169
DevOps and infrastructure62
Industrial engineering25
Solutions engineering17
Technical support12
Backend engineering7
Engineering leadership6
Field and service5

Get all 205 companies as a list

Name, website, size, industry and headquarters of every company that requires Microsoft Defender, through the API (company.getList with technology=Microsoft Defender and country=US). 205 companies × 0.02 credits = 4.1 credits ($0.41).

Questions

How do you know a company uses Microsoft Defender?

A company counts when at least one of its open job postings lists Microsoft Defender as a requirement, not as a nice-to-have. The list is rebuilt every night from the postings on the employers' own careers boards. Staffing agencies, job republishers and the maker of Microsoft Defender itself are left out.

Which teams hire for Microsoft Defender?

Of the 335 open roles that require it, most are in security (169), DevOps and infrastructure (62) and industrial engineering (25).

What do Microsoft Defender roles pay?

134 of the 335 roles state the pay. The middle of their posted ranges is $145k a year, converted to US dollars.

Can I download this list?

Yes, through the API: company.getList with technology=Microsoft Defender and country=US returns each company's name, website, size, industry and headquarters for 0.02 credits a row (a credit is $0.10). New accounts start with 30 free credits.

Source: the requirements of 335 live job postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 9 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0