Security Engineer – 3-month contract – Northampton/Remote
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My Customer is looking for a proactive Security Engineer to join their team and take ownership of
monitoring, triaging, and responding to security alerts
across their Microsoft security ecosystem.
Strong experience troubleshooting and responding to alerts would be the main focus of the role. Strong expertise with Microsoft Defender and Sentinel is needed.
Key Skills & Experience from the Security Engineer
Strong experience with
Microsoft Sentinel
(SIEM) and
Microsoft Defender suite
(Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Cloud, etc.).
Proven track record in
security monitoring, incident response,
and
alert troubleshooting .
Working knowledge of
SOAR platforms
(preferably within Sentinel or similar).
Understanding of threat detection, log analysis, and automation within Microsoft's security ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities of the Security Engineer
Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts and incidents in
Microsoft Sentinel
and
Microsoft Defender .
Perform detailed security event analysis and correlation, escalating incidents where necessary.
Develop and optimise
SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response)
playbooks to enhance incident response and efficiency.
Collaborate with wider IT and security teams to improve threat detection, incident handling, and response processes.
Beneficial Experience
Exposure to
Operational Technology (OT)
environments.
Experience with
Tenable
(vulnerability management).
Knowledge of
Microsoft Purview
(data governance, compliance, and information protection).
The Security Engineer is required onsite, 2 days a week in Northampton and 3 days remote.
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