MS Defender Security Consultant at Careerwise, East Midlands, £500 per day

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

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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