Endpoint Security Engineer - On-Site Tampa (Contract)

Vaco by Highspring; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 61,992 - 75,768; Part time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking an experienced End Point Protection Engineer to implement new equipment on-site in Tampa for a one-month project. The candidate should have 3-5+ years of experience in endpoint security operations, with hands-on expertise in tools like Intune and Microsoft Defender. The role requires managing endpoint security policies and investigating alerts, making it suitable for professionals at the mid-senior level. Competitive hourly compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in endpoint/security operations with hands-on experience.
• Experience with incident response and KQL.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and administer Microsoft Intune for various platforms.
• Manage and tune endpoint security policies and detections.
• Monitor and investigate alerts in Microsoft Defender and Sentinel.
• Maintain security baselines and drive vulnerability remediation.
• Build automation and response playbooks.

Skills

Microsoft Defender (end point + cloud)

SentinelOne platform (endpoint, managed detection/response, XDR)

Tools

Intune

Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Sentinel/XDR

Job description

A leading consulting firm is seeking an experienced End Point Protection Engineer to implement new equipment on-site in Tampa for a one-month project. The candidate should have 3-5+ years of experience in endpoint security operations, with hands-on expertise in tools like Intune and Microsoft Defender. The role requires managing endpoint security policies and investigating alerts, making it suitable for professionals at the mid-senior level. Competitive hourly compensation is offered.