Senior Security Engineer: Incident Response & Tooling Lead

NVR, Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

NVR, Inc. in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Security Engineer to design, implement, operate, and improve enterprise security tools and services.

This hands-on role requires leading complex initiatives, supporting incident response, mentoring teammates, and collaborating with IT to strengthen security across the enterprise. The role emphasizes staying current with threats and technologies, participating in change control, and delivering secure solutions throughout the system development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, administering, and improving enterprise information security tools and services.
• Strong expertise in endpoint protection, vulnerability management, privileged access management, cloud security, Microsoft 365 security, logging, encryption, and threat management.
• Experience supporting incident response, forensic activities, root-cause analysis, and remediation efforts.
• Knowledge of security policies, standards, baselines, control requirements, and audit or compliance processes.
• Ability to evaluate security risks, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced security engineering activities across assigned enterprise security platforms and services.
• Support the design, implementation, configuration, documentation, and ongoing operation of security tools such as anti-malware, disk encryption, vulnerability management, cloud security, Microsoft 365, log management, secure email gateways, and network security solutions.
• Ensure security tools are operating effectively, configured according to documented standards, and maintained with current patches, software releases, and security baselines.
• Review logs, reports, alerts, and security telemetry to identify potential incidents, trends, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for improvement.
• Follow established change management processes and participate in change control activities for assigned security systems.
• Support incident response activities, including detection, analysis, containment, remediation, and post-incident improvement efforts.
• Assist with audit, compliance, verification, and documentation activities related to security controls, policies, procedures, standards, and runbooks.
• Collaborate with project teams to provide security requirements, review designs, evaluate test plans, interpret results, and support secure delivery through the system development lifecycle.
• Research emerging security threats, technologies, products, and best practices, and present recommendations to management.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of medium to large-scale security projects or cross-functional initiatives as assigned.
• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to peers, as needed.
• Build strong working relationships across IT and business teams to help identify risks, solve problems, and improve the overall security posture.

Skills

Endpoint protection

Vulnerability management

Privileged access

Cloud security

Microsoft 365 security

Logging

Encryption

Threat management

Incident response

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Information Security

Tools

SIEM

Azure

Endpoint security tools

Disk encryption tools

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

NVR, Inc. in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Security Engineer to design, implement, operate, and improve enterprise security tools and services.

This hands-on role requires leading complex initiatives, supporting incident response, mentoring teammates, and collaborating with IT to strengthen security across the enterprise. The role emphasizes staying current with threats and technologies, participating in change control, and delivering secure solutions throughout the system development lifecycle.