Endpoint Security Engineer

Optiv; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,200,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiv is seeking an Endpoint Senior Engineer, Cyber Operations to join our on-site Bangalore team. This role requires 6+ years of experience focused on endpoint security and to work across multiple technologies (EDR/XDR, DLP) with a strong customer-service mindset.

You will implement post-sales deployments, perform regular health checks, triage malware alerts, and advise client security teams on policy and configuration changes. Shifts may rotate days, mids, and nights.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience focused on endpoint security technologies.
• Experience with two or more endpoint security solutions (EDR/XDR) such as CrowdStrike, MS Defender, Tanium, SentinelOne, Cortex, Netskope, MCAS.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Implement post-sales product and service deployments for endpoint security.
• Perform health checks, monitor synchronization, and triage malware alerts.
• Provide security policy recommendations and assist customer security teams.
• Rotate shifts to cover days, mids, and nights on site.

Skills

EDR/XDR security

Endpoint security

Security incident response

Communication

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor of Science in CS

Tools

CrowdStrike

M365 Defender

Tanium

SentinelOne

Cortex XDR

Netskope

MCAS

DLP tech

Job description

This position will be on-site reporting to our Bangalore office, M-F

This team works 24/5 and, provide 24/7 (on call) support.

This role requires shift flexibility, including the ability to rotate between days,mids, and nights.

Endpoint Senior Engineer, Cyber Operations is responsible for post-sales product and service implementation. Sr. Endpoint Engineers are responsible for completing assigned projects in a manner consistent with the team’s Operational Standard, which emphasizes the importance of providing exceptional customer service. They are also responsible for meeting consulting billing objectives.

How you'll make an impact

• ExperienceinEndpointSecurityPlatformse.g. EDR, XDR, Infra, DLP, Encryption, etc.
• Working knowledge on minimum two endpoint security technologies from the Primary skill set:
  • Primary skills: CrowdStrike, M365/MS Defender, Tanium
  • Secondary skills: Sentinel One, Cortex, Netskope, MCAS) and DLP
• Good knowledge on Malware / Threats
• Performing regular checks on synchronization, monitoring and health checks
• Provide recommendations to the Customer security team on changes to global policies. Analyze application & Configuration settings, Policies & custom rule sets, historical performance data &providerecommendations.
• Working knowledge of triaging malware alerts
• Working knowledge of security technologies such as SIEM, DLP, UEBA and hybrid/Cloud Security environments

What we're looking for

• Have 6+ years of relevant experience focused on minimum two endpoint security technologies like EDR, XDR, Infra (CrowdStrike, MS Defender, Tanium, Sentinel One, Cortex, Netskope, MCAS) and DLP
• Working knowledge on minimum two endpoint security technologies from the Primary skill set:
  • Primary skills: CrowdStrike, M365/MS Defender, Tanium
  • Secondary skills: Sentinel One, Cortex, Netskope, MCAS) and DLP
• A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or related field is required.
• Thorough understanding of large-scale environments
• Strong presentation and verbal communication skills
• Process-oriented individual with strong attention to detail, and strong organizational skills.