Remote Microsoft Sentinel Security Advisor

Quisitive; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Quisitive, a leading Microsoft partner, seeks a Microsoft Sentinel Security Consultant to translate telemetry into actionable guidance. This is a customer-facing advisory role, not a traditional SOC, designed for analysts who enjoy pattern analysis and coaching customers on security improvements.

You will collaborate with Spyglass Security Coaches, SecOps, and Customer Success to interpret Sentinel data, guide risk reduction, and shape practical security roadmaps across Defender XDR and Entra ID.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel including incident review, analytics rules, workbooks, and KQL.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Office 365, Cloud Apps, and Entra ID.
• Ability to communicate security insights clearly to non-SOC and business audiences.
• Experience in a consultative or advisory security role.
• Strong ownership mindset and customer-focused communication skills.
• Ability to work with and balance workload with multiple customers.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret Microsoft Sentinel incidents, analytics rules, detections, and trends for assigned customers.
• Analyze recurring security signals to identify attack patterns, control gaps, and risk trends over time.
• Develop, read, and explain KQL queries, workbooks, and Sentinel dashboards.
• Partner with MDR and SecOps teams to validate detections and convert findings into advisory recommendations.
• Guide customers on how to act on Sentinel insights, not just respond to alerts.
• Translate technical Sentinel outputs into clear, business-relevant narratives.
• Participate in executive and technical security advisory discussions.
• Contribute to customer security roadmaps informed by Sentinel-driven insights.
• Assess customer security posture across Sentinel, Defender XDR, and Entra ID.
• Map Sentinel findings to security frameworks such as NIST CSF and CIS Controls.
• Identify gaps in telemetry, detection coverage, and control effectiveness.

Skills

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender for Endpoint

Entra ID

Security advisory

Customer-focused communication

Workload management

Job description

Quisitive, a leading Microsoft partner, seeks a Microsoft Sentinel Security Consultant to translate telemetry into actionable guidance. This is a customer-facing advisory role, not a traditional SOC, designed for analysts who enjoy pattern analysis and coaching customers on security improvements.

You will collaborate with Spyglass Security Coaches, SecOps, and Customer Success to interpret Sentinel data, guide risk reduction, and shape practical security roadmaps across Defender XDR and Entra ID.