What You'll Do: - Manage day-to-day operations and tuning of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Support detection engineering, threat analytics, and device compliance policies - Integrate Defender with Microsoft Sentinel and other security tooling - Assist with patching, incident response, and endpoint hardening - Develop SOPs and technical documentation - Deployment of Defender for Endpoint agents to minimum threshold of Microsoft supported endpoint devices via Microsoft Intune or Active Directory (AD) Group Policy Objects (GPO) - Identification of target endpoint machines, OS versions, and deployment method - Creation of DfE deployment scripts, including uninstallation of legacy EDR and anti-virus solutions - Creation of DfE support infrastructure to support mass deployment (i.e., storage accounts, authorization, etc.) - Testing of DfE deployment scripts - Deployment of DfE agents to identified endpoint machines to scoped minimum threshold (percentage) of device endpoints - Verification of onboarding and reporting - Validate proper configuration to align with best practices What You've Done: - 4+ Years of total Security Engineering experience - 3+ years of experience with Defender for Endpoint in Microsoft GCC/GCC-H environments - Strong understanding of EDR, device compliance, and threat analytics - Experience with MDE integration into broader SIEM/SOAR platforms (e.g., Sentinel) - Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell preferred) - Strong documentation and incident reporting skills What We Offer: - 401(k), including an employer match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available on the 1st day of the month following your first day of employment) - Group Term Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability - Voluntary Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and/or Critical Illness - Participation in the Discretionary Time Off (DTO) Program - 11 Paid Holidays Annually
Job Type
Hybrid role
Skills required
No particular skills mentioned.
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
No salary information was found.
Date Posted
July 14, 2025
Join UltraViolet Cyber as an Endpoint Security Engineer specializing in Microsoft Defender, providing operational support in cloud and hybrid environments. Leverage your expertise to enhance endpoint security for Federal clients in Washington, DC.