Sr Endpoint Security Engineer

Insight Global (United States); Johnston (IA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Endpoint Security Engineer to provide technical expertise and strategic guidance across a large-scale endpoint security environment. You will bridge cybersecurity leadership and a managed services engineering team, focusing on CrowdStrike, policy improvements, and future endpoint security direction.

The role involves guiding a 5-7 person team, evaluating provider recommendations, and shaping roadmaps for endpoint-security initiatives, with attention to OT

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with CrowdStrike Falcon.
• Experience with McAfee/Trellix.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Defender (for Endpoint) experience.
• Experience with Windows Servers.
• ServiceNow experience.
• Cybersecurity certifications.
• Leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, optimize, and provide technical guidance across endpoint detection and response technologies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for CrowdStrike within a large endpoint environment.
• Evaluate existing endpoint-security policies and recommend improvements.
• Review technical recommendations from managed service providers and determine appropriate courses of action.
• Identify security gaps and develop technical approaches to address them.
• Evaluate and recommend new endpoint-security capabilities and features.
• Assist in building technical roadmaps for endpoint-security initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance to a 5-7 person managed services/run-and-maintain team.
• Support major projects, platform changes, upgrades, and security initiatives.
• Assist with technical requirements gathering and solution evaluation.
• Support Trellix/McAfee technology used within OT environments as needed.
• Assist with upcoming infrastructure/platform upgrades associated with the Trellix environment.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership and other technical teams to improve the organization's overall endpoint-security posture.

Skills

CrowdStrike Falcon

Critical thinking

Defender for Endpoint

Windows Server

ServiceNow

Certifications

Leadership

Trellix/McAfee

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Trellix/McAfee

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Endpoint Security Engineer to provide technical expertise and strategic guidance across a large-scale endpoint security environment. This individual will serve as a senior technical resource between cybersecurity leadership and a managed services engineering team responsible for day-to-day operations. The ideal candidate will bring deep CrowdStrike expertise along with the critical-thinking skills necessary to evaluate security recommendations, identify gaps, guide technical decisions, and help shape the future direction of the organization's endpoint security program.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, optimize, and provide technical guidance across endpoint detection and response technologies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for CrowdStrike within a large endpoint environment.
• Evaluate existing endpoint-security policies and recommend improvements.
• Review technical recommendations from managed service providers and determine appropriate courses of action.
• Identify security gaps and develop technical approaches to address them.
• Evaluate and recommend new endpoint-security capabilities and features.
• Assist in building technical roadmaps for endpoint-security initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance to a 5-7 person managed services/run-and-maintain team.
• Support major projects, platform changes, upgrades, and security initiatives.
• Assist with technical requirements gathering and solution evaluation.
• Support Trellix/McAfee technology used within OT environments as needed.
• Assist with upcoming infrastructure/platform upgrades associated with the Trellix environment.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership and other technical teams to improve the organization's overall endpoint-security posture.

Pay rate ranges $60/hr to $75/hr based on experience.

Skills and Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with CrowdStrike Falcon
• Experience with McAfee/Trellix
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Defender (for Endpoint) experience
• Experience with Windows Servers
• ServiceNow experience
• Cybersecurity certifications
• Leadership experience

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].