Sr. Engineer - EDR | Onsite, Bangalore.

Optiv; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Work-life balance

Professional training resources

Volunteer opportunities

Remote-friendly tooling

Job summary

Optiv is seeking a Senior Engineer - Endpoint (EDR) to drive post-sales security implementations and project outcomes. You will work across M365 Defender, EDR/XDR tools, and governance controls while partnering with security teams to optimize policies.

The role requires 5-8 years of experience, a BS in CS or related field, and readiness for 24x5 shifts with on-site days (3 per week). Optiv emphasizes security by design and customer-focused delivery.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in endpoint security and EDR/XDR.
• Strong knowledge of CrowdStrike and M365 Defender.
• Experience with large-scale environments and security governance.

Responsibilities

• Perform health checks, synchronization, and monitoring.
• Provide recommendations to security teams on policy changes.
• Analyze configurations, policies, and historical data for improvements.
• Manage Conditional Access, MFA, and privileged access strategies.
• Lead Power Automate workflows and Power Apps solutions.
• Drive low-code automation adoption across the business.
• Support 24x5 on-call operations and on-site work 3 days a week.

Skills

M365 Defender

Intune

MFA

Entra ID

CA Policy

EDR/XDR

DLP

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Excellent writing

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CrowdStrike

MS Defender

SentinelOne

Cortex

Netskope

MCAS

Intune

Entra ID

Power Platform

Power Automate

Power Apps

Job description

Senior Engineer - Endpoint(EDR) is responsible for post-sales product & service implementation and 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:

• Working knowledge primarily on M365 (Intune, MFA, Conditional Access Policy, Entra ID) and have understanding of any of these tools such as EDR/XDR (CrowdStrike, MS Defender, Sentinel One, Cortex, Netskope, MCAS) and DLP
• 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 & provide recommendations.
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) - identity and access management.
• Microsoft Defender Suite - Endpoint, Identity, Office 365, Cloud Apps.
• Microsoft Purview - data governance, DLP, retention, and eDiscovery.
• Implement and maintain security, compliance, and governance controls.
• Manage Conditional Access, MFA, and privileged access strategies.
• Power Platform & Automation.
• Lead development and governance of Power Automate workflows and Power Apps solutions.
• Drive adoption of low-code automation across the business.
• Understanding of security by design principles and architecture level security concepts.
• Sound security engineering knowledge (technical) so as to work collaboratively with the Tech Leads and software/products architects to ensure secure Products.
• Good Knowledge on ITIL, Incident Management, Change Management and Problem Management including analysis and response.
• Understand and manage the requirements of being part of a 24x7 on-call operation, including but not limited to, shift hand-over, operational advice, guidance, support and escalation.
• Good knowledge on reporting, documentation etc.

What we're looking for:

• Have 5-8 years of relevant experience, primarily on CrowdStrike & M365 Defender (Intune, MFA, Conditional Access Policy, Entra ID) and have understanding of any of these tools such as EDR/XDR 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.
• Excellent, detailed writing skills
• Ability to build relationships with and influence other functional areas.
• Well-developed negotiation skills.
• Ability to build consensus.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• This role demands the availability of 24/5 shifts and on call support
• This role is Work from Office (3 days a week).

What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups
• Work/life balance
• Professional training resources
• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
• Volunteer Opportunities.
• Optiv Chips In encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

We work alongside clients to manage cyber risk and equip them with perspectives and programs to accelerate business progress. Our real-world experience, deep vertical expertise and diverse teams enable us to face any challenge with confidence. We put you at the center of our unmatched ecosystem of people, products, partners and programs to design and implement agile solutions. Our adaptive approach continually assesses risk in the context of cyber and broader objectives to secure today's business and fortify it for the future. At Optiv, we manage cyber risk so you can secure your full potential.