Security Engineer
12 Month Contract to Hire - not open to C2C
Remote - EST Hours
** Must have experience with Microsoft Defender to have your resume considered - rea the full JD to apply!
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement security policies, standards, and procedures for our entire enterprise (cloud, virtual, physical, etc.) leveraging different tools like Microsoft Defender and CrowdStrike
- Ensure that endpoint security systems are configured and maintained in accordance with security best practices and industry standards
- Manage enterprise rollouts following a strict change management process
- Collaborate with different teams to ensure coverage, gaps, and performance are met as well as implementing different use cases that may arrive
- Test and implement new features/security controls
- Work closely with vendors for any issue, recommendations, and general information about the tool(s)
- Work on Incidents using ServiceNow
- Assist the SOC and Cyber Defense & Response Team during security incidents, involving timely configuration changes to our different tools and frequent participation on major incidents bridges
- Conduct regular security assessments and audits to identify potential security weaknesses
- Stay up to date on the latest security trends and developments and maintain a high level of technical expertise in the field of endpoint security
Required Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience supporting and implementing security solutions, covering areas such as configuration, development, troubleshooting, and on-going maintenance
- 2+ years of direct, hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender in a Windows/MacOS hybrid environment using MEMCM/Intune/JAMF for management
- Fundamental knowledge of cloud service providers (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Ability to effectively communicate complex technical topics and translate them into business-oriented concepts for broad stakeholder engagement
- Experience troubleshooting Windows, Linux, and MacOS systems
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Sysmon and Splunk is a plus
- Proficiency with scripting languages such as PowerShell
- Basic SQL knowledge
- Familiarity with Agile methodology including Scrum and Kanban