Endpoint Detection & Response Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Scott Air Force Base (IL); On-site; USD 86,800 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks an Endpoint Detection & Response Engineer to implement and optimize next-generation security solutions for customers, collaborating with in-house teams to translate needs into a practical plan and ensuring secure and effective outcomes.

The role emphasizes deploying and tuning EDR tools such as Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, and Defender for Endpoint, maintaining systems, and producing technical documents and SOPs. A Secret clearance and HS diploma are required.

Qualifications

• Experience with deployment, configuration, or maintenance of enterprise EDR solutions in customer environments.
• Experience with systems administration, including troubleshooting and security upgrades.
• Experience optimizing EDR solutions, automating workflows, and integrating with SIEM/ITSM/TIP solutions.
• Ability to produce deliverables such as reports, SOPs, and briefing materials.
• Secret clearance.
• HS diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Implement and optimize next-generation security solutions for customers.
• Work with in-house teams to translate customer needs into actionable plans.
• Identify gaps, propose alternatives, and customize solutions balancing security and business needs.
• Provide content on deliverables and training materials.

Skills

EDR deployment

Systems administration

EDR optimization

Technical writing deliverables

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Carbon Black EDR

CrowdStrike Falcon

SentinelOne

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Tanium

Elastic Endpoint Protection

FireEye HX

McAfee MVision

Job description

The Opportunity:

As an Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Engineer, you will implement and optimize next-generation security solutions for customers. You’ll work with in-house teams to identify the right mix of tools, techniques, and procedures to translate your customer’s needs and future goals into a plan that will enable secure and effective solutions. In developing the best solutions, you will investigate new techniques, break free from the legacy model, and help customers exceed industry standards. As a team, we’ll take a critical approach to solution design, identifying gaps, providing alternatives, and customizing solutions to maintain a balance of security and business needs.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience with deployment, configuration, or maintenance of supporting enterprise endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions in a customer environment, such as Carbon Black EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, FireEye HX, McAfee MVision, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), Tanium, or Elastic Endpoint Protection

• Experience performing systems administration, including basic troubleshooting and installation, monitoring system performance or availability, performing security upgrades, and optimizing solution configurations to meet the needs of operational users

• Experience with optimization of EDR solutions, including refinement data produced, development of automated workflows or playbooks, and integration of the EDR data with enterprise solutions, including SIEM, ITSM, and TIP solutions

• Ability to provide content on deliverables, including written reports and technical documents, SOPs and configuration guides, and training and briefing materials

• Secret clearance

• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience triaging security events in a SOC environment and leveraging data collected from enterprise security solutions

• Experience providing support in a Tier I or II IT operations and maintenance role, including ticket work information updates, issue responses, and remediation

• Knowledge of federal information security policies, standards, procedures, directives, frameworks, federal security authorizations, assessment, and risk management processes for enterprise systems

• Ability to integrate cybersecurity data using enterprise or custom data aggregation and analysis tools, including Splunk

• Ability to meet DoW 8140 requirements

• EDR Vendor Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.