Security Engineer
Jersey City, NJ, United States
Education & Experience Required
Experience collaborating between Windows Desktop, Server and Information Security teams.
Driving the agreement and implementation of security mandates
Experience balancing risk to the business functions with security risks
Excellent Communication skills (Written and Verbal):
Clear and concise executive summaries
Highly technical and detail oriented with peers
5+ years prior experience in a Desktop Engineering role
7+ years’ experience in working in IT services organization
5+ years of demonstrable and hands experience with endpoint security technologies
B.S in Technology or Related area (proven experience can be used as a substitute).
Skills
Expert level experience with Windows OS, registry, file system and Event logs
Experienced subject matter expert with hands on experience with endpoint security technologies like Endpoint Detection Response (Crowdstrike & Defender), Anti-malware solutions & Data Loss Prevention (Tessian)
Mastery in log file analysis, fault isolation and diagnostic/assessment actions including root cause analysis, followed by the determination and self-directed execution of corrective actions.
In-depth understanding of operating system (OS) internals, the mechanics of OS exploits with preventive and detective controls
Experience with Group Policy and Intune security related configuration and management.
Troubleshooting and managing endpoints with Intune
Experience in investigating security incidents with ability to analyze logs to uncover details of the compromise, systems involved, threat techniques etc.
Strong troubleshooting skills in general. Especially around OS and security settings.
A good understanding of Active Directory, Group Policy
Experience with scripting: VB Script, PowerShell, Batch
Familiarity with using MS Azure tools to create monitoring, and configuration management.
Desired
Self-motivated, desire to drive change to new technologies that will benefit the firm
Proactively identify and resolve issues while making recommendations to management/colleagues on continued improvement of processes.
Organized - able to take notes, provide clear & concise status and ability to formulate a recommended action plan based on issues encountered
Knowledge of Splunk search language is preferred
Security certifications like Ethical Hacking or other specialized endpoint security certifications are preferred
ITIL certification
Creating documentation and presentations to represent new technologies
Hardening OS and ensuring environment is consistent using MS Intune configuration management
Assist with automation provided by MS InTune to manage the environment
MCSE / MCP / MCSA
3 years working in a Financial Services environment
5+ years of demonstrable and hands experience with endpoint security technologies
B.S in Technology or Related area (proven experience can be used as a substitute).
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