Microsoft Sentinel SOC Transformation Lead

The Missing Link; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training & certification support

Job summary

The Missing Link is seeking an experienced Microsoft Sentinel Security Consultant to help modernise and optimise client Security Operations Centres. You will act as the technical SME for Microsoft Sentinel, lead deployment, tuning, and analytics development, and drive AI-enabled security operations initiatives.

Join Australia’s leading cyber security and technology consultancy to work on large-scale transformations, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to innovative threat detection and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel in enterprise environments.
• Strong SIEM architecture, deployment and optimisation knowledge.
• Experience migrating SIEM capabilities to modern platforms.
• Advanced KQL skills for detections and queries.
• Proven ability to develop analytics rules and playbooks.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Microsoft Sentinel SME for workshops and stakeholder engagements.
• Lead deployment, configuration and optimisation of Sentinel across environments.
• Support migration from legacy SIEM to Microsoft Sentinel.
• Design modern SOC processes aligned to Microsoft Security ecosystem.
• Develop, onboard, tune Sentinel analytics rules and hunting queries.
• Enhance detection with UEBA, threat intel and data correlation.
• Design automation using Sentinel playbooks and Logic Apps.
• Contribute to AI-driven SOC initiatives including Copilot integration.
• Integrate Sentinel with Defender XDR, Entra ID and other security tech.
• Support incident response, threat hunting and continuous improvement.

Skills

Microsoft Sentinel

SIEM architecture

KQL

Sentinel analytics

Threat hunting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Microsoft certifications (SC-200, SC-100, AZ-500)

Related degree

Tools

Kusto Query Language (KQL)

Azure Defender XDR

Logic Apps

PowerShell

Sentinel workbooks

Automation playbooks

Job description

The Missing Link is seeking an experienced Microsoft Sentinel Security Consultant to help modernise and optimise client Security Operations Centres. You will act as the technical SME for Microsoft Sentinel, lead deployment, tuning, and analytics development, and drive AI-enabled security operations initiatives.

Join Australia’s leading cyber security and technology consultancy to work on large-scale transformations, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to innovative threat detection and