IT Security Consultant

Location: Farnworth

Microsoft Security Consultant | Home-based, 1 day a week in the office | £65,000  bonus  package I'm working with a Microsoft Solutions Partner that is looking for a Security Consultant to join its growing consultancy team. It's a small, well-regarded business delivering Cloud, Security, Business Apps, Managed Services and AI projects, and the security practice is where they're investing. This is a delivery role.

They need someone who has implemented Microsoft security solutions for real organisations, not just administered or supported them. If you've taken Sentinel, Defender XDR or Entra  design through to go-live, this is the role for you. The role is home-based, with one day a week at their [location] office to work alongside the team. The package Salary of up to £75,000 Bonus Solid Package Exam costs covered, so you can keep your certifications current A defined route to Senior Consultant and Architect level.

I can talk you through how this has worked for people already there. The role You'll lead hands-on delivery of customer security and identity projects, working with architects, engineers, SOC analysts and project managers. Day to day that means:
Implementing and tuning Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR Designing and deploying Entra , including Conditional Access, PIM, Identity Governance and Entra GSA Configuring Intune security baselines and hardening endpoints and servers Running security assessments and delivering the remediation Migrating customers from third-party security tools onto the Microsoft stack Automating with Logic Apps, Power Shell and KQL Supporting the SOC with incident investigation and escalations Writing high-level and low-level design documentation What you'll need Solid, proven implementation experience of Microsoft security solutions in customer or enterprise environments, with end-to-end project delivery you can talk through in detail Around 3 years' hands-on Microsoft security, identity or endpoint engineering Practical Sentinel deployment and tuning (data connectors, analytics rules, workbooks) and Defender XDR rollout Strong Entra  experience (Conditional Access, PIM) KQL and Power Shell skills Confidence working directly with customers Helpful, but not essential Logic Apps, Microsoft Graph, Azure Lighthouse and Azure Policy Exposure to Cyber Essentials, CIS or Zero Trust frameworks SC-200, SC-300 and AZ-500 (or SC-100).

If you're part-way through these, still get in touch. This isn't a monitoring or support-only position, so if your background is mainly SOC operations or day-to-day administration, it may not be the right fit. If you've got strong implementation experience but are missing a certification or a tool on the list, I'd still like to hear from you. Interested? Send me your CV or message me and I'll come back to you within 24 hours.

I'm happy to share the client's name and answer questions on a confidential call before you decide anything.