
MS Defender Security Consultant
Department:Operations
Type:HYBRID
Region:East Midlands, England
Location:East Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Experience:Mid-Senior level
Estimated Salary:£104,000 - £130,000
Skills:
MICROSOFT DEFENDERMICROSOFT SENTINELKQLTHREAT DETECTIONSOCSECURITY OPERATIONSINCIDENT REVIEWDETECTION RULESSECURITY TUNING
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Job Description
Posted on: April 8, 2026
Role: MS Defender Security Consultant (Contract)
Our client, a leading MSSP, is seeking an experienced MS Defender Security Consultant to play a key role in reducing alert backlogs and enhancing overall detection capability across their security operations.
Role Details:
- Rate: Up to £500/day (Outside IR35)
- Location: Occasional travel to East Midlands
Key Responsibilities
- :Design and develop high-fidelity threat detection use case
- sReview and refine existing incidents, including effective whitelisting to reduce false positive
- sTune and optimise detection rules across Defender and Sentine
- lProvide advanced analytical support within SOC environment
s Required Expertis
- e:Strong, hands-on experience with Microsoft Defend
- erAdvanced Microsoft Sentinel skills, including KQL (SOC Level 3 capabilit
- y)Demonstrated experience in threat detection engineeri
- ngSolid understanding of modern attack techniques and methodologi
- esAbility to adapt and optimise rules between Sentinel and Defend
er
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