Senior Security Consultant - Microsoft 365

Ingentive; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech consultancy in the UK is looking for a Senior Security Consultant to provide Microsoft 365 security solutions for clients. You will deliver innovative solutions, provide ongoing support, and mentor teammates. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience, relevant Microsoft certifications, and strong consulting skills. This position offers a range of benefits, remote work options, and opportunities for growth within the firm.

Benefits

Bonus Schemes

Life Assurance

Private medical cover

Great Company Pension

Enhanced Sick Pay

Teammate recognition scheme

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in delivering Microsoft security solutions.
• At least 3 Microsoft certifications.
• Excellent technical hands-on experience with Microsoft products.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering M365 solutions for clients.
• Providing ongoing support and troubleshooting.
• Mentoring peers and participating in presales activities.

Skills

Experience in delivering Microsoft security solutions

Microsoft certifications (relating to Azure, Security, Power Platform)

Expertise in Microsoft Defender suite and SIEM / XDR

Technical experience configuring Microsoft Azure, Entra & Purview

Excellent communication skills

Education

Microsoft certifications

Any relevant IT certification

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Defender

Power Platform

Job description

About Us

At Ingentive, we are a Microsoft Elite Partner recognised as one of the Great Places to Work, and proud to hold all seven Microsoft solution designations. As a member of the Microsoft Inner Circle, we rank in the top 1% of partners globally, and were recently named Microsoft’s #2 enterprise partner for driving advanced agentic AI transformations.

We specialise in transforming business systems through AI‑led application development and process optimisation, with a strong focus on both Power Platform, the Dynamics 365 stack for CRM and ERP. Our mission is to help organisations unlock value by combining intelligent agents, natural language interfaces, and low‑code platforms to build scalable, governed solutions that solve real business challenges.

Award‑winning and innovation‑driven, we are at the forefront of the shift from traditional low‑code to intelligent business applications empowering fusion teams to deliver faster, smarter, and more impactful outcomes.

The Role

The Senior Security Consultant reports to the Practice Lead and is an essential role in ensuring the Ingentive team and clients can conduct their business efficiently through the adoption of Microsoft 365 products. You will provide technical knowledge and experience of the Microsoft 365 security tools that we implement and configure to provide our clients with confidence that their environment is well designed and protected. You will be able to assess and recommend appropriate use of Microsoft 365 products to meet a client’s needs or problems, propose / design effective and efficient solutions, and implement these. You will work within a project team and assist in the communication with all stakeholders about the benefits of each solution, the timescales, and project progress.

Essential Expertise:

• At least 3 year+ experience in delivering innovative Microsoft security solutions for clients, cross industry sectors.
• At least 3 Microsoft certifications (relating to Azure‑AZ, Security‑SC, Power Platform‑PL, Modern Work‑MS and Copilot / AI).
• Excellent consulting, design and delivery of Microsoft Defender suite and SIEM / XDR.
• Effective technical hands‑on experience configuring / implementing products such as Microsoft Azure, Entra & Purview.
• Accomplished in designing and implementing M365 security technologies, based on above, with little support from senior teammates.
• Provide ongoing support, troubleshooting, and training to client end‑users.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent presenting skills to gain support and trust of clients.
• Excellent documentation to ensure solutions are well defined in line with Ingentive processes.

Desirable Expertise:

• Good understanding of Microsoft Fabric, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform technologies.
• Experience in configuring and deploying Copilot solutions.
• Knowledge and experience in quality assurance practises.
• Assisting in delivery of Microsoft funded workshops (xIAD, Copilot / AI, etc)
• Good partner relationship management to ensure Ingentive can implement full suite of Microsoft security solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and delivering M365 solutions for clients and ensure Ingentive processes (ISO, etc.) are practiced.
• Providing support to internal and customer solutions that Ingentive have implemented.
• Actively participating in presales activities and building relationships with clients.
• Providing support and supporting the adoption of internal process and controls.
• Building relationships with key Ingentive stakeholders, 3rd party vendors and Microsoft.
• Mentoring peer teammates within team.
• Provide updates technology advancements to internal audience and clients, and how these affect cloud and security solutions.

Quality Measures:

Your performance will be measured against the achievement of targets, against the objectives and responsibilities listed above, and against the following standard criteria :

• Deliverables will be delivered on time, on budget and within the defined quality and acceptance criteria.
• Consistent delivery of quality work in line with hours planned, estimated and agreed upon in sprint planning.
• Record time accurately using timers or accurate manual tracking in Ingentive’s time keeping system.
• Client satisfaction with the delivery process, reviewed via ongoing dialogue with clients during, service reviews, project board meetings and through feedback forms.
• Conformity to the security process and Ingentive cloud practices, measured continuously through feedback from teammates and delivery reporting.
• Quality of reporting provided to leadership in line with set KPI’s.
• System outages and response times, as well as robustness of monitoring and security in place.
• Behaviour in line with the company values.

Teammates’ benefits:

• Bonus Schemes
• Life Assurance
• Private medical cover
• Group income protection
• Great Company Pension
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Enhanced Family Leave Pay
• Volunteering Leave
• Teammate recognition scheme
• Loyalty award scheme
• 24 / 7 access to EAP including Wisdom AI app
• Access to Bright Exchange Online marketplace
• Remote working with the option to work from our Central London Office

Our Purpose and Values

Vision - Empowering enterprises to their full potential with intelligent Microsoft solutions

Mission - Rapidly delivering intelligent Microsoft technology solutions

Values – Passion, Performance, Partnership

Successful applicants must have the right to work in the UK and a basic DBS check is required for this position. Ingentive are committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.