Microsoft Sentinel Security Consultant: AI-Driven SOC

The Missing Link; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Training & certification support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

The Missing Link is seeking an experienced Microsoft Sentinel Security Consultant to join our Cyber Security practice in Australia. You will act as the technical SME for Microsoft Sentinel, lead deployment and optimisation, and support migration from legacy SIEM platforms as part of large-scale security transformations.

You will design modern SOC processes, develop analytics rules and playbooks, and contribute to AI-enabled security initiatives while collaborating closely with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel.
• Strong SIEM architecture, implementation and optimisation.
• Experience supporting SIEM migration and transformation initiatives.
• Advanced Kusto Query Language (KQL) skills.
• Experience developing Sentinel analytics rules, hunting queries, workbooks and automation playbooks.
• Strong understanding of SOC operations, incident response and threat hunting methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Microsoft Sentinel technical SME for workshops, presentations and stakeholder engagements.
• Lead Microsoft Sentinel deployment, configuration and optimisation activities.
• Support the migration of SIEM capabilities from legacy platforms to Microsoft Sentinel.
• Design and implement modern security operations processes aligned to the Microsoft Security ecosystem.
• Develop, onboard, tune and operationalise Sentinel analytics rules, hunting queries, workbooks and use cases.
• Enhance threat detection capabilities through advanced analytics, UEBA, threat intelligence and data correlation.
• Design and implement automation and orchestration solutions using Sentinel playbooks and Logic Apps.
• Contribute to AI-driven SOC initiatives, including Microsoft Security Copilot integration and automation opportunities.
• Integrate Microsoft Sentinel with Defender, XDR, Entra ID and other security technologies.
• Support incident response, threat hunting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Produce technical documentation, implementation guides and operational runbooks.
• Mentor SOC analysts and engineers through knowledge transfer and capability uplift activities.

Skills

Microsoft Sentinel

SIEM architecture

KQL

Sentinel analytics

SOC operations

Threat hunting

Automation playbooks

Defender XDR

PowerShell

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Microsoft security certifications

Tools

Logic Apps

PowerShell

Azure Defender

Job description

The Missing Link is seeking an experienced Microsoft Sentinel Security Consultant to join our Cyber Security practice in Australia. You will act as the technical SME for Microsoft Sentinel, lead deployment and optimisation, and support migration from legacy SIEM platforms as part of large-scale security transformations.

You will design modern SOC processes, develop analytics rules and playbooks, and contribute to AI-enabled security initiatives while collaborating closely with stakeholders