Endpoint Security Engineer Senior
About The Position
Cybersecurity plays a critical role in protecting the systems, technologies, and operations that support patient care, research, and education at UVA Health. As cybersecurity investments continue to expand across the organization, this newly created position offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of endpoint security while making a meaningful impact in a mission-driven healthcare environment. As a Senior Endpoint Security Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader within the Cybersecurity & Risk team, helping build and mature endpoint security capabilities across the enterprise. This role is ideal for an experienced cybersecurity professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, implementing modern security technologies, influencing strategy, and developing scalable security practices that strengthen organizational resilience. The Senior Endpoint Security Engineer combines endpoint security engineering, threat detection, operational security, and strategic program development. You will work closely with security, infrastructure, and engineering teams to improve visibility into threats, strengthen defensive capabilities, and advance the organization's overall cybersecurity maturity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate specialty, or an equivalent combination of accreditation, education and experience required.
- 5+ years relevant professional experience required.
- 3+ years of demonstrated experience administering EDR tools (e.g., MDE, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, or VMware Carbon Black) in a large enterprise environment.
- Strong understanding of endpoint attack techniques, malware analysis, lateral movement, persistence mechanisms, and endpoint incident response.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate security concepts for non‑technical audiences.
Nice To Haves
- Progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity operations or engineering within a regulated environment (Healthcare preferred)
- Vendor-specific EDR certifications demonstrating competency in either administration or an investigative capacity
- Industry cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCED, GCFA, CySA+, CEH, or Security+.
Responsibilities
- Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise endpoint detection and response (EDR) technologies.
- Engineer and tune endpoint security controls, policies, detections, and automation workflows.
- Investigate endpoint security alerts, suspicious activity, and emerging threats.
- Support security incident response and assist with complex investigations.
- Develop operational procedures, playbooks, workflows, and security standards.
- Partner with infrastructure and engineering teams to implement secure endpoint configurations.
- Evaluate new security technologies and recommend improvements that enhance security posture.
- Build dashboards, monitoring capabilities, security metrics, and automated response processes.
- Serve as a trusted technical resource and escalation point for endpoint security initiatives.
- Help establish and mature security processes, procedures, and operational best practices.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and education support
- Generous Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
