Endpoint Detection & Response Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•USA, IL, Scott AFB (W Martin St), IL

3d•$86,800 - $198,000•Remote

About The Position

As an Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Engineer, you will implement and optimize next-generation security solutions for customers. You’ll work with in-house teams to identify the right mix of tools, techniques, and procedures to translate your customer’s needs and future goals into a plan that will enable secure and effective solutions. In developing the best solutions, you will investigate new techniques, break free from the legacy model, and help customers exceed industry standards. As a team, we’ll take a critical approach to solution design, identifying gaps, providing alternatives, and customizing solutions to maintain a balance of security and business needs. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

Experience with deployment, configuration, or maintenance of supporting enterprise endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions in a customer environment, such as Carbon Black EDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, FireEye HX, McAfee MVision, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), Tanium, or Elastic Endpoint Protection
Experience performing systems administration, including basic troubleshooting and installation, monitoring system performance or availability, performing security upgrades, and optimizing solution configurations to meet the needs of operational users
Experience with optimization of EDR solutions, including refinement data produced, development of automated workflows or playbooks, and integration of the EDR data with enterprise solutions, including SIEM, ITSM, and TIP solutions
Ability to provide content on deliverables, including written reports and technical documents, SOPs and configuration guides, and training and briefing materials
Secret clearance
HS diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Experience triaging security events in a SOC environment and leveraging data collected from enterprise security solutions
Experience providing support in a Tier I or II IT operations and maintenance role, including ticket work information updates, issue responses, and remediation
Knowledge of federal information security policies, standards, procedures, directives, frameworks, federal security authorizations, assessment, and risk management processes for enterprise systems
Ability to integrate cybersecurity data using enterprise or custom data aggregation and analysis tools, including Splunk
Ability to meet DoW 8140 requirements
EDR Vendor Certification

Responsibilities

Implement and optimize next-generation security solutions for customers.
Work with in-house teams to identify the right mix of tools, techniques, and procedures to translate customer needs and future goals into a plan for secure and effective solutions.
Investigate new techniques, break free from the legacy model, and help customers exceed industry standards.
Take a critical approach to solution design, identifying gaps, providing alternatives, and customizing solutions to maintain a balance of security and business needs.