Endpoint Security Engineer

About the job
The role is responsible for designing and implementing endpoint security solutions and developing and reporting enterprise-level metrics for endpoint security controls, including developing, configuring, and managing endpoint security systems such as firewalls, antivirus, intrusion detection/prevention, and encryption technologies. The Endpoint Security Engineer maintains administration and maintenance of the endpoint protection infrastructure and is also responsible for ensuring that the security systems documentation is up to date.

Responsibilities

• Operate, Maintain, Configure, Monitor, Tune, and Enhance endpoint security controls such as unified endpoint management solutions as MDM, MAM.
• Operate and management of public key infrastructure (PKI).
• Provide certificate lifecycle management of different internal and public security certificates.
• Operate, Maintain, Configure, Monitor, Tune, and Enhance certificate lifecycle management solutions as Venfai, Key factor.
• Endpoint Security Console management for (MDM, PKI), server administration, and troubleshooting.
• Install, maintain, monitor, and upgrade different endpoint security agents installed on servers and workstations.
• Protect the organization's data and infrastructure by enabling the appropriate endpoint security controls.
• Ensure security hardening of endpoint security controls and protection against evasion techniques.
• Ensure endpoint security controls are configured with best practice configurations.
• Improve security logging, monitoring, and alerting for endpoint security controls.
• Responsible for interacting with end-users, cross-functional teams, management, and vendors.
• Make recommendations for security improvements to existing processes and technologies.
• Resolve endpoint security incidents within the defined SLA.
• Report all operational and security KPIs of different Endpoint security controls

Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications

• A tertiary-level qualification from an internationally recognized institution
• CCNA Security, Security +, SANS, GIAC certificates, or security equivalent.

Years & Nature of Experience

• Would have 3 to 5 years of equivalent experience where required competencies and experience have been demonstrated.
• An experienced professional who can deliver on difficult technical tasks.
• Has project implementation experience.
• Is self-sufficient at work and could be given small project responsibility.
• Has provided technical supervision to junior staff in the past.
• Good understanding of cybersecurity basics, risks, goals, requirements, and strategy.
• Knowledge of different operating systems as Windows, MAC.
• Deep understanding of endpoint security controls such as Antivirus (malware protection), data loss prevention.

Technical Competencies

• Endpoint security
• Incident Response
• Network Security

Behavioural Competencies

• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Time Management
• Collaboration
• Attention to detail

Key Interactions
Internal

• Cross-functional teams
• End-users
• Server administrators

External

• Security Vendors and suppliers