Job Description

Senior Security Engineer

Department: Cyber Services and Capabilities

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: NLD Rijswijk

Description

Do you enjoy turning complex security data into intelligent, automated defence? At Fox-IT (part of NCC Group), you’ll help leading organisations across the Netherlands strengthen their security posture using Microsoft’s security ecosystem.

You’ll design and deliver Sentinel-led detection and response, build smart SOAR automation, and shape XDR strategies that drive real impact. This is hands-on consultancy work in a collaborative environment that values innovation, knowledge sharing, and high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Microsoft Sentinel engineering:

Design, deploy and optimise Sentinel environments, including data connectors, normalisation, analytics rules, UEBA, watchlists, workbooks, and cost-conscious ingestion strategies

Automation & SOAR:

Develop and implement pragmatic SOAR playbooks using Logic Apps and Power Automate to reduce manual effort and improve response times

XDR implementation:

Deploy and optimise Microsoft Defender XDR across endpoints, identity, email, and cloud. Align detections with MITRE ATT&CK and relevant threat scenarios

Threat hunting & response:

Use KQL for proactive threat hunting, support incident triage, and continuously improve detection use cases in collaboration with SOC teams

Data protection & compliance:

Advise on Microsoft Purview, Information Protection, and DLP, supporting clients from design through to implementation and rollout

Client delivery:

Translate technical solutions into business value through roadmaps, reporting, and stakeholder communication

Knowledge sharing:

Support and mentor colleagues, contribute to reusable assets, and share best practices within Fox-IT

Business development:

Support pre-sales activities, including scoping, proposals, and advising clients on security strategy

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Strong experience delivering Microsoft Security solutions, including:

• Microsoft Sentinel (essential)
• Microsoft Defender XDR
• SOAR (Logic Apps / Power Automate)
• Purview / DLP
• Solid skills in KQL, scripting (PowerShell), and version control (Git)
• Experience with cost optimisation in Azure (ingestion, retention, table selection)

Proven Consulting Capability:

• Client workshops
• Architecture design
• Stakeholder management
• Clear and structured reporting
• Understanding of security standards and frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR) within a cloud context

Language requirement: Professional fluency in Dutch and English (written and spoken)

Nice-to-have Skills:

• Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform)
• Entra ID and Conditional Access
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Intune
• MITRE ATT&CK mapping
• Incident response experience
• Certifications such as SC-200, SC-100, CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001

Ways of Working:

• Focusing on Clients and Customers.
• Working as One NCC.
• Always Learning.
• Being Inclusive and Respectful.
• Delivering Brilliantly.

Job Benefits

What do we offer in return?

We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits:

• Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
• Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
• Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
• Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
• Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
• Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
• Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
• Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.