Lead HBSS & EDR Security Engineer - Hybrid

Perrygo Consulting Group, LLC; Lexington Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/Sick Leave

11 Paid Holidays

Flexible Work Schedules

EAP

Medical

Dental

Vision

LTD/STD, AD&D, Life Insurance

HSA with employer contribution

401K with employer contribution

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Perrygo Consulting Group, LLC is seeking an experienced HBSS Administrator- Lead to support a Navy customer in Lexington Park, MD. The role leads deployment, configuration, maintenance of endpoint security tools and is the technical lead for anti-virus/EDR, firewalls, DLP, patching, and vulnerability management.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in endpoint security or cybersecurity operations, with a TS or eligible clearance preferred, and current Security+ or equivalent IAT Level I.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of progressive experience in endpoint security, cybersecurity operations, system administration, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification or another qualifying IAT Level I certification, as required by the position.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of endpoint security tools and agents.
• Serve as the technical lead for anti-virus/anti-malware, endpoint detection and response (EDR), host-based firewalls, data loss prevention (DLP), device control, patching, and vulnerability management.
• Analyze alerts, logs, and endpoint threat activity; lead investigation, containment, remediation, and escalation of complex security incidents.
• Establish and maintain endpoint-security standards, configuration baselines, procedures, technical documentation, and implementation guidance.
• Assess endpoint compliance; identify configuration drift, vulnerabilities, unauthorized software, and tool failures; coordinate corrective actions with system owners and administrators.
• Produce security metrics, dashboards, compliance reports, and technical findings for leadership and stakeholders.
• Support audits, inspections, assessments, and authorization activities through technical evidence collection and remediation of findings.
• Evaluate endpoint-security tools, integrations, and processes; recommend improvements and support implementation.
• Provide technical mentorship and quality review for junior personnel and endpoint-security work products.

Skills

Endpoint security

Cybersecurity operations

System administration

Leadership

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

CrowdStrike

Trellix

SentinelOne

Tanium

Job description

Perrygo Consulting Group, LLC is seeking an experienced HBSS Administrator- Lead to support a Navy customer in Lexington Park, MD. The role leads deployment, configuration, maintenance of endpoint security tools and is the technical lead for anti-virus/EDR, firewalls, DLP, patching, and vulnerability management.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in endpoint security or cybersecurity operations, with a TS or eligible clearance preferred, and current Security+ or equivalent IAT Level I.