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MS Defender Security Consultant

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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

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