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Leidos · 4 months ago

Principal Endpoint Security Systems Engineer

Bethesda, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $228K/yr

12+ years exp

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Principal Endpoint Security Systems Engineer in their National Security Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area. The role involves designing, deploying, maintaining, and upgrading endpoint security capabilities while integrating mission systems with endpoint security products to protect against external threats.

ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Maintaining and upgrading the central management consoles (currently Trellix - ePolicy Orchestrator) on multiple isolated networks

Managing the integration of mission application servers (Linux and Windows) with the management console

Deploying malware protection software (currently Trellix Endpoint Threat Protection) updates and improved scan exclusion policies to mission application servers

Responding promptly to mission teams to successfully troubleshoot issues with integration (including cases where excessive real time malware scans are believed to be impeding mission performance)

Determine methods to automate and improve the performance of the endpoint security suite within a hybrid cloud/on-prem environment

Integrate endpoint security scan processes for integrated reporting via external tools (such as Splunk or AppDynamics)

Investigate findings of malware detected on mission application servers

Qualification

Trellix ePolicy OrchestratorTrellix Endpoint Threat ProtectionLinuxWindows systemsIncident detectionResponseCloud Computing TechnologiesSplunk integrationCyber security toolsProblem-solving skillsAttention to detailTeam collaboration