M365 Security Consultant ( SC Clearance Required)

  • 3004 Avanade UK Limited Company
  • May 31, 2026
Full time Executive

Job Description

As an M365 Consultant/Senior Consultant, you will help transform clients' cybersecurity posture by designing and implementing advanced Microsoft Threat Protection technologies. You will work directly with clients in a consulting capacity, supporting medium to large enterprise environments and contributing to robust Cyber Defence strategies across endpoints, identities, cloud, and collaboration platforms.

(Security Clearance Required)

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement AV/EDR solutions (e.g., Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) to detect and respond to cyber threats across major operating systems.
  • Protect email, messaging, and collaboration platforms from phishing, spear phishing, BEC, and identity-related attacks.
  • Develop and maintain cyber defence use cases, correlation rules, and attack chain detections across disparate systems.
  • Design, implement, and integrate SIEM solutions-particularly Microsoft Sentinel-into Security Operations.
  • Perform threat hunting across endpoints, identities, networking, cloud, and collaboration platforms in the Microsoft ecosystem.
  • Handle L2-level incidents leveraging Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender tools.
  • Support incident response, triage, threat modelling, and vulnerability remediation within Azure-hosted environments.
  • Create, run, and troubleshoot Azure Logic Apps, playbooks, and Sentinel automation components.
  • Collaborate with business and security stakeholders to define and enhance security standards and improve security posture.
Technical Expertise
  • Proven experience with Microsoft Sentinel (architecture, deployment, analytics rules, workbooks, playbooks); Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Cloud; SIEM/SOC operations; Azure Logic Apps; vulnerability remediation; incident response.
Threat Hunting & Detection
  • Hands on experience using KQL, Microsoft Defender XDR, and threat intelligence sources to hunt threats and support investigations.
Cyber Defence & Infrastructure Security
  • Strong understanding of cyber defence concepts, infrastructure security, and troubleshooting across the Microsoft ecosystem.
Methodology
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies and backlog management.
Collaboration & Communication
  • Strong communication skills, ability to work with cross functional teams, and experience in client facing environments.
Technologies
  • Knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows, Linux, and mobile operating systems.
  • SC100 or equivalent desirable.
Characteristics for Success
  • Consultative and collaborative mindset; strong relationship builder.
  • Resilient, adaptable, intellectually curious.
  • Passionate about Microsoft security technologies (M365 Threat Protection, Defender suite, O365, Identity).
  • Problem solver, quality driven, self motivated, and innovative.