Remote Lead Endpoint Security Engineer

DGS Office of External Affairs; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UVA Health is seeking a Senior Endpoint Security Engineer to lead endpoint security engineering, threat detection, and strategic program development. The role focuses on administering EDR tools, investigating alerts, supporting incident response, and shaping security standards.

This fully remote position offers significant autonomy to advance endpoint security across a leading academic health system. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in security, strong communication, and hands-on EDR experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with relevant field.
• 5+ years of professional security experience.
• 3+ years administering EDR tools in large enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of endpoint attack techniques, malware analysis, lateral movement, and IR.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to translate security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Administer EDR technologies across the enterprise.
• Investigate security alerts and anomalies.
• Support incident response and containment activities.
• Develop and maintain security standards and playbooks for endpoints.

Skills

Strong communication

Incident response understanding

Endpoint security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MDE

CrowdStrike Falcon

SentinelOne

VMware Carbon Black

Job description

UVA Health is seeking a Senior Endpoint Security Engineer to lead endpoint security engineering, threat detection, and strategic program development. The role focuses on administering EDR tools, investigating alerts, supporting incident response, and shaping security standards.

This fully remote position offers significant autonomy to advance endpoint security across a leading academic health system. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in security, strong communication, and hands-on EDR experience,