Security Engineer - MS Defender, MS Sentinel, Azure ID/Entra ID, M365 E5Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid - 2 Days Onsite)Contract Type: Outside IR35Day Rate: Up to 700 per dayDuration: Initial 6 Months (with potential extension)Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Security Engineer to support and enhance our Microsoft security capabilities across infrastructure, cloud, identity, and business applications. This is a hands-on contract opportunity for a security professional with strong expertise across the Microsoft security stack, including Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Entra ID, and Dynamics 365.The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening security operations, improving threat detection, enhancing monitoring capabilities, and securing critical business platforms.Essential Skills and ExperienceProven experience working as a Security Engineer, Cyber Security Engineer, or Security Operations Engineer.Strong hands-on experience with:Microsoft Defender XDRMicrosoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR)Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)Identity and Access Management (IAM)Microsoft 365 E5 SecuritySecurity monitoring and detection engineeringIncident response and threat investigationDynamics 365 (D365) security administration and monitoringExperience designing and implementing enterprise security monitoring and threat detection solutions.Strong understanding of Microsoft cloud security architecture and best practices.Experience working within Azure-based ..... full job details .....