Endpoint Security Engineer

Strive Solutions; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Strive Solutions in Springfield, IL is seeking a security engineer to design, administer, and continuously optimize enterprise endpoint security platforms, including CrowdStrike Falcon, Defender for Endpoint, and BeyondTrust PAM.

The role involves developing security controls, investigating events, supporting incident response, and automating security workflows to boost detection and response capabilities across the environment.

Qualifications

• Strong endpoint security administration experience.
• Ability to design and enforce hardening standards.
• Experience with security event investigation and incident response.
• Scripting/automation skills to streamline security processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop security controls and endpoint hardening standards.
• Investigate security events and analyze endpoint telemetry.
• Support incident response activities and containment efforts.
• Automate security workflows to improve detection, response, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with cyber operations, infrastructure, desktop engineering, and identity teams to implement and maintain secure configurations.

Skills

Endpoint security administration

Hardening standards design

Security event investigation

Incident response support

Scripting & automation

Job description

Role Summary: Design, administer, and continuously optimize enterprise endpoint security platforms, including CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and BeyondTrust PAM.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop security controls and endpoint hardening standards.
• Investigate security events and analyze endpoint telemetry.
• Support incident response activities and containment efforts.
• Automate security workflows to improve detection, response, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with cyber operations, infrastructure, desktop engineering, and identity teams to implement and maintain secure configurations.

Qualifications & Skills:

Strong endpoint security administration experience, ability to design and enforce hardening standards, proficiency in security event investigation, incident response support, and scripting/automation skills to streamline security processes.