Sr. Engineer - EDR | Onsite, Bangalore.

Optiv; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work/life balance

Professional training resources

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Optiv is seeking a Senior Engineer - Endpoint (EDR) in Bengaluru to drive post-sales security implementations and governance. You will work with CrowdStrike, M365 Defender, Entra ID, and Defender Suite, ensuring health checks and policy optimization.

You will engage with customer security teams, analyze configurations, and drive secure product adoption with on-call responsibilities and a 3-day on-site work model.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant experience, primarily on CrowdStrike & M365 Defender and related EDR/XDR tools.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain post-sales security deployments focusing on EDR/XDR and M365 Defender tools.

Skills

Presentation skills

Verbal communication

Detail oriented

Relationship building

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CrowdStrike

MS Defender / M365 Defender

SentinelOne

Cortex

Netskope

MCAS

DLP

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)

EEO Statement

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.

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