Endpoint & security engineer for Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender Migration Specialist contract supporting a time-critical transition from SentinelOne to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and onboarding the estate into Arctic Wolf MDR. The role provides hands-on endpoint security engineering expertise to plan and execute the migration while maintaining continuous EDR coverage.

• Validate and segment the endpoint and server estate, including Intune-managed Windows, Intune-managed macOS, Jamf-managed macOS and VIP/POS endpoints
• Develop and execute a comprehensive SentinelOne-to-Microsoft Defender migration plan
• Ensure continuous endpoint protection and security monitoring throughout the migration
• Deploy and configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Cloud
• Coordinate deployment of Arctic Wolf agents and network sensors
• Complete Arctic Wolf onboarding activities, including management API integrations and Windows event log ingestion
• Validate operational integration between Microsoft Defender and Arctic Wolf MDR
• Confirm successful onboarding and monitoring before removing SentinelOne across the estate
• Support technical troubleshooting, deployment exceptions and transition risk management

• SentinelOne (WE NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN CLEANLY UN-INSTALL SENTINELONE AND ROLLOUT OUT MS DEFENDER)
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE)
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Microsoft Intune
• Jamf / Jamf Pro
• Windows and macOS endpoint management
• Enterprise EDR deployment and migration
• MDR onboarding and integration
• Будет плюсом: Previous experience implementing or transitioning to Arctic Wolf MDR; Experience migrating enterprise environments from SentinelOne to Microsoft Defender; Experience with Windows server security monitoring and event log ingestion; Experience managing complex endpoint estates, including VIP and retail/POS environments

• Location: 50% REMOTE & 50% ONSITE
• Contract Length: 2-3 months
• Day Rate / Pay: £400-£500 per day Ltd Co OUTSIDE IR35
• Working environment is hybrid, based in London 50% of the time.