Endpoint Security Engineer – MDE & MDAV Operations

iConnect IT Business Solutions DMCC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

iConnect IT Business Solutions DMCC seeks a hands-on endpoint security operations engineer focused on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender Antivirus. You’ll keep protection healthy across endpoints and servers, administer the platforms, monitor health, and fix issues quickly.

You’ll lead on policy-group management, device onboarding/offboarding, and remediation during incidents, coordinating with cross-functional teams and Microsoft support to restore service.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in endpoint or security operations.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender Antivirus.
• Experience coordinating high-severity incidents and vendor support.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day admin for MDE/MDAV across endpoints and servers.
• Raise and manage Microsoft support cases.
• Lead bridge calls during P1/P2 incidents.
• Perform change-window validation and rollback.
• Maintain accurate incident records and handovers.
• Ensure policy groups and memberships are correct.
• Support onboarding/offboarding and sensor connectivity.
• Document procedures and contribute to improvements.

Skills

MDE administration

MDAV management

Windows OS

ITIL processes

Incident management

PowerShell/CLI

Security operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT or related

Tools

MDE Client Analyzer

Microsoft Defender portal

Job description

iConnect IT Business Solutions DMCC seeks a hands-on endpoint security operations engineer focused on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender Antivirus. You’ll keep protection healthy across endpoints and servers, administer the platforms, monitor health, and fix issues quickly.

You’ll lead on policy-group management, device onboarding/offboarding, and remediation during incidents, coordinating with cross-functional teams and Microsoft support to restore service.