Application Engineer IV

Reflexive Concepts • Fort Meade, MD

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About The Position

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Application Engineer IV to join our team! This role involves deploying, configuring, testing, and monitoring EDR capabilities to traditional on premises and cloud environments. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in endpoint security, cloud applications, Windows forensics, large enterprise endpoint deployments, and SOC analyst support.

Requirements

• Eight (8) years of experience supporting projects and programs similar in scope and complexity
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Proficient in one or more EDR platforms (Trellix HX/EDRF or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint EDR, preferably both).
• Experience with cloud security and familiarity with cloud service providers (AWS or Azure, preferably both).
• Experience securing cloud-hosted workloads using EDR solutions and understanding cloud-native security controls and logging (Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, AWS CoudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, AWS GuardDuty, or AWS Security Hub).
• CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional certification or equivalent.
• Experience supporting SOC functions such as assisting in monitoring, training analysts, documenting SOPs, incident response coordination, analysis of security events, and process/procedure improvement.
• Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SOAA) or equivalent.
• Understanding of network protocols, traffic analysis, and intrusion detection systems (CompTIA Security+ is required).
• In-depth knowledge of Windows operation system internals, registry, and file system.
• Familiarity with forensic tools like EnCase, FTK, or open-source alternatives.
• SANS Windows Forensic Analysis (FOR500) or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Proactive identification and investigation of potential security threats and anomalies.
• Experience in managing and responding to security incidents, including containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Familiarity with SIEM systems for log analysis and correlation (e.g. Splunk, Elastic, Microsoft Sentinel).
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automating tasks and workflows.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate (MD-102)

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, test, manage, and optimize endpoint detection and response solutions across the NSA enterprise.
• Establish comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for EDR functionalities and lead training sessions to empower SOC analysts in maximizing platform efficiency and threat visibility.
• Responsible for the deployment, testing, management, and optimization of endpoint detection and response solutions.
• Deploying, configuring, testing, and monitoring EDR capabilities to traditional on premises and cloud environments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior