Role Title: Windows Cyber-Security Engineer
Location : New Jersey
Job Description
Education & Experience Requirements
• Experience collaborating between Windows Desktop, Server and Information Security teams.
• Driving the agreement and implementation of security mandates
• Experience balancing risk to the business functions with security risks
• Excellent Communication skills (Written and Verbal):
o Clear and concise executive summaries
o Highly technical and detail oriented with peers
• 5+ years prior experience in a Desktop Engineering role
• 7+ years’ experience in working in IT services organization
• 3 years working in a Financial Services environment
• 5+ years of demonstrable and hands experience with endpoint security technologies
• B.S in Technology or Related area (proven experience can be used as a substitute).
Skills Requirement
Mandatory Technical Experience
• Expert level experience with Windows OS, registry, file system and Event logs
• Experienced subject matter expert with hands on experience with endpoint security technologies like Endpoint Detection Response (EDR), Anti-malware solutions & Data Loss Prevention
• Mastery in log file analysis, fault isolation and diagnostic/assessment actions including root cause analysis, followed by the determination and self-directed execution of corrective actions.
• In-depth understanding of operating system (OS) internals, the mechanics of OS exploits with preventive and detective controls
• Experience with Group Policy and Intune security related configuration and management.
• Troubleshooting and managing endpoints with Intune
• Experience in investigating security incidents with ability to analyze logs to uncover details of the compromise, systems involved, threat techniques etc.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in general. Especially around OS and security settings.
• A good understanding of Active Directory, Group Policy
• Experience with scripting: VB Script, PowerShell, Batch
• Familiarity with using MS Azure tools to create monitoring, and configuration management.
Good to have skills but not mandatory
• Knowledge of Splunk search language is preferred
• Security certifications like Ethical Hacking or other specialized endpoint security certifications are preferred
• ITIL certification
• Creating documentation and presentations to represent new technologies
• Hardening OS and ensuring environment is consistent using MS Intune configuration management
• Assist with automation provided by MS InTune to manage the environment
• MCSE / MCP / MCSA
Desired Soft Skills
• Self-motivated, desire to drive change to new technologies that will benefit the firm
• Proactively identify and resolve issues while making recommendations to management/colleagues on continued improvement of processes.
• Organized - able to take notes, provide clear & concise status and ability to formulate a recommended action plan based on issues encountered
Project Management skills – ability to schedule and run a meeting, take clear & concise minutes with take-away’s, follow-up between meetings.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities that are in line with the team
• Being able to efficiently and respectfully collaborate with peers and management that may have different views
High Level Role Responsibilities
• Keep current with the latest Windows Security related technologies and proactively identify those we should consider
• Conduct POC’s, design proposed architecture, plan the implementation, and write documentation.
• Serve on a team of resident experts in the Microsoft desktop operating system discipline who diligently interface with other engineering groups to ensure continued relevance of the technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot security related issues escalated from Operational Engineering and recommend and develop solutions that can proactively be deployed
• Raise and represent change requests in Service Now and represent team in change related meetings