End-Point Protection Engineer
Job Summary
The End-Point Protection Engineer provides senior technical support for enterprise endpoint security across Windows, macOS, and iOS environments. This role focuses on architecting security baselines, managing vulnerability remediation, and ensuring audit readiness through automated reporting. The position involves close collaboration with federal stakeholders to enforce cybersecurity requirements and maintain operational visibility.
Responsibilities
- Architect and manage enterprise endpoint security strategies.
- Define and enforce security baselines via Microsoft Defender and Intune.
- Execute vulnerability remediation, patching, and POA&M tracking.
- Monitor threats and manage incident response escalations.
- Provide technical guidance and audit support for federal compliance.
Required Skills
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint & Intune
- Endpoint Vulnerability Management
- Patching & Supersedence Management
- Automation Scripting
- Compliance Reporting (FISMA/NIST)
Job Details
Primary Responsibilities:
Endpoint Security Engineering & Baseline Management
- Architect, implement, and maintain enterprise endpoint protection strategies across Windows, macOS, iOS, workstation, and server platforms.
- Define, enforce, and continuously improve endpoint security baselines using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft Intune.
- Lead deployment and configuration of antivirus and endpoint protection tooling, including policy tuning, signature/DAT update management, and scheduled scans.
- Validate new endpoint security configurations in controlled environments before production rollout.
Vulnerability, Patching & POA&M Execution
- Own endpoint patching strategy and execution across managed endpoint environments, including supersedence management.
- Monitor vulnerability findings, assess risk and severity, and coordinate remediation with technical teams and system owners.
- Lead development, tracking, and closure of endpoint POA&Ms with clear milestones and risk-based prioritization.
- Ensure remediation and patch activities support ongoing compliance objectives and audit readiness.
Threat Monitoring, Incident Response & Reporting
- Monitor endpoint security telemetry and respond to endpoint-specific threats, suspicious activity, and policy non-compliance.
- Serve as an escalation point for complex endpoint incidents and coordinate with SOC and incident response stakeholders for broader investigations.
- Create and maintain automation scripts and reporting workflows for endpoint compliance, vulnerability status, and remediation tracking.
- Maintain accurate SOPs, runbooks, and status reporting to support governance, audit response, and service transparency.
Stakeholder Coordination & Technical Leadership
- Collaborate with federal stakeholders, ISS teams, and partner vendors to validate endpoint security posture and operational readiness.
- Provide senior technical guidance to engineering and operations teams on endpoint security architecture and best practices.
- Support audit remediation activities (e.g., FISMA, IG, GAO) by preparing evidence and tracking corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase automation, resilience, and efficiency of endpoint security operations.
Required Qualifications:
- Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements.
- Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust.
- Education: Bachelors in a relevant field (Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering).
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise endpoint security engineering in large, regulated environments.
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Intune security baselines.
- Hands-on experience in vulnerability management, endpoint patching, and POA&M resolution.
- Experience documenting SOPs/runbooks and providing compliance-focused reporting.