Senior Azure Security Engineer | Hybrid London (2 Days Per Week) | Outside IR35 £550pd

Project overview

Senior Azure Security Engineer | Hybrid London (2 Days Per Week) | Outside IR35 £550pd | 5 Month Initial Contract

We're currently looking for an experienced Senior Azure Security Engineer to join a Cyber Security team.

Role: Senior Azure Security Engineer

Responsibilities

Essential Experience:

Technical Skills:

Desirable Experience:

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for Microsoft Azure security, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR and associated Microsoft security technologies
• Design, implement and support enterprise security controls across Azure, Microsoft Entra ID and the Microsoft security ecosystem
• Engineer and maintain Microsoft Sentinel capabilities
• Design, implement and optimise Microsoft Defender capabilities
• Develop security monitoring use cases, threat detections and hunting queries aligned to business risks, threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK
• Design secure cloud and hybrid architecture patterns
• Engineer telemetry and logging solutions
• Design and implement security automation
• Perform technical security assessments
• Implement and maintain cloud security baselines, hardening standards, policy controls and configuration-management practices
• Support vulnerability and configuration-risk remediation
• Support cyber incident investigations
• Produce and maintain High-Level Designs, Low-Level Designs, engineering standards, operating procedures, support documentation and implementation records
• Lead platform enhancements, proof-of-concepts, migrations, upgrades, troubleshooting and service-improvement activities
• Build platform health monitoring, operational dashboards and KPI/KRI reporting
• Proven Azure security engineering experience within a large, complex enterprise environment
• Strong hands-on experience implementing and supporting Azure security services across IaaS, PaaS and hybrid environments
• Practical experience with Microsoft Entra ID security, including Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management, Identity Protection and hybrid identity controls
• Strong experience with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR, including Endpoint, Identity, Cloud and Office 365 security capabilities
• Experience designing and implementing cloud security architecture, platform hardening, technical security controls and security baselines
• Experience onboarding and validating infrastructure, cloud, application, identity and security telemetry
• Experience developing KQL queries, analytics rules, workbooks, automation and threat-hunting content
• Experience conducting technical risk assessments, security-control validation and vulnerability-remediation support
• Experience with REST APIs, PowerShell, Python, automation, enterprise troubleshooting and operational support
• Experience working with Security Operations, Incident Response, Cloud, Infrastructure, Identity and Architecture teams
• Azure Policy
• Defender for Cloud
• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Azure Arc
• Key Vault
• Managed Identities
• Role-Based Access Control
• Landing-Zone Security
• Cloud Security Posture Management
• Virtual Networks
• Network Security Groups
• Azure Firewall
• Private Endpoints
• Private Link
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Conditional Access
• Privileged Identity Management
• Identity Protection
• Authentication
• Access Control
• Federation
• Identity Governance
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Defender XDR
• Defender for Endpoint
• Defender for Identity
• Defender for Office 365
• KQL
• Analytics Rules
• Hunting Queries
• Workbooks
• Data Connectors
• Data Collection Rules
• Watchlists
• Automation Rules
• Playbooks
• Logic Apps
• Azure Functions
• REST APIs
• PowerShell
• Python
• Azure DevOps
• Git
• CI/CD
• Infrastructure-as-Code Concepts
• Security Architecture
• Technical Risk Assessment
• Platform Hardening
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Control Validation
• Secure Development Practices
• Operational Readiness
• Experience securing Azure landing zones and enterprise-scale cloud platforms
• Experience with Security Orchestration, Automation and Response solutions and automated control validation
• Experience with Privileged Access Management and Zero Trust security principles
• Experience supporting security platforms in a regulated financial-services environment
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments, including AWS or GCP

Requirements

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• Degree or equivalent professional experience in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering or a related discipline
• AZ-500 and SC-200 certifications strongly preferred
• SC-100, SC-300 or AZ-104 certifications desirable
• CISSP, CCSP or relevant GIAC qualifications advantageous

Project details

London (2 days per week onsite, remainder remote)

Initial 5 Month Contract

£550

IR35: Outside IR35

The Role:

You will be responsible for designing, implementing, securing and supporting Microsoft security technologies across cloud, identity, endpoint, infrastructure and security monitoring platforms.

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: Initial 5 Month Contract
• Location: London, UK, GB
• Rate: 69-69 EUR/h