MS Defender Security Consultant

Role: MS Defender Security Consultant 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 cases Review and refine existing incidents, including effective whitelisting to reduce false positives Tune and optimise detection rules across Defender and Sentinel Provide advanced analytical support within SOC environments Required Expertise: Strong, hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender Advanced Microsoft Sentinel skills, including KQL (SOC Level 3 capability) Demonstrated experience in threat detection engineering Solid understanding of modern attack techniques and methodologies Ability to adapt and optimise rules between Sentinel and Defender ..... full job details .....