A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
Seven or more years of relevant and recent experience with endpoint tools and cybersecurity.
Five or more years of relevant and recent experience with Microsoft Office products.
Experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for servers, Trellix, Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator servers, CMRS, and Axonius.
Experience with host-based AWS and Azure security solutions, including Microsoft Entra ID Permissions Management, Azure Active Directory, Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Purview, network security groups, Azure DDoS Protection, Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Azure Sentinel.
A current 8570/8140-required certification with a network-environment focus and ESS certifications.
An active Secret clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
Responsibilities
Operate, manage, and deploy approved endpoint security tools and components, including ESS and Microsoft Defender/Microsoft Defender for Server, in accordance with active Department of Defense and Defense Information Systems Agency policies and procedures in isolated environments, SIPRNET, and NIPRNET.
Monitor, maintain, and facilitate endpoint protection compliance throughout DISA and the system life cycle.
Perform rogue-system and removable-storage monitoring and registration, testing, module installation, policy and tag creation and application, security-scan creation and application, firewall tuning and enforcement, Intrusion Protection System tuning and enforcement, and antivirus tuning and enforcement.
Validate, register, update, and maintain approved mass-storage-device documentation, including removable spinning-disk drives.
Participate in and adhere to change-control-board and stakeholder weekly meetings, determinations, and requirements.
Investigate, remediate, prevent, and document issues resulting in denials of service.
Create, maintain, and facilitate custom queries, reports, and dashboards for system, module, and policy compliance.
Monitor and report cyber and insider threats.
Facilitate and approve endpoint-protection application upgrades and changes.
Coordinate Tier III vendor-support troubleshooting.
Monitor, evaluate, remediate, and prevent performance-impacting issues.
Manage Defense Information Systems Agency-approved endpoint-security-tool accounts and credentials in accordance with DISA privileged-access policies and procedures.
Conduct audits and provide documentation.
Produce compliance reports and trending analyses, current registered-device documentation, security-violation reports, and weekly metrics.
Location:Montgomery, AL 36114-3001 Clearance Level: Active Secret Clearance Job Type: Full-Time Must be U.S. Citizen
PD Inc International is seeking an experienced and mission-driven MasterEndpoint Protection Administrator, a designated Key Personnel of the support contract, to provide Cybersecurity Management support in a U.S. government (DoD) environment.
Education Requirement:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Years of Experience:d
Seven + years of relevant/recent experience with endpoint tools and cybersecurity.
Five + years of relevant/recent experience with Microsoft Office products.
Experience with MDE, MDE for servers, Trellix, Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) servers, CMRS, Axonius
Experience with host-based AWS Azure security solutions, such as
Microsoft Entra ID Permissions Management,
Azure Active Directory (AAD),
Azure Key Vault,
Microsoft Purview,
Network security groups,
Azure DDoS Protection,
Azure Policy
Microsoft Defender for Cloud,
Azure Sentinel
Certification Requirements:
Current 8570/8140 requirement certification with network environment focus and ESS certifications
Clearance Requirements:
Active Secret Clearance
Requirements: Operate, manage, and deploy approved endpoint security tools and components to include ESS andMicrosoft Defender/Microsoft Defender for Server (MDE/MDfS) in accordance with (IAW) all active DoD and DISA policies and procedures in isolated environments, SIPRNET, and NIPRNet. Monitor, maintain, and facilitate endpoint protection compliance throughout DISA and the life cycle. Perform rogue system and removable storage monitoring and registration, testing, module installation, policy, tag, and security scan creation and application, firewall, Intrusion Protection System, Antivirus tuning and enforcement. Validate, register, update and maintain approved mass storage device documentation to include removable spinning disk drives. Participate in and adhere to change control board and stakeholder weekly meetings, determinations, and requirements. Investigate, remediate, prevent, and document issues resulting in denials of service. Create, maintain, and facilitate custom queries, reports, and dashboards for system, module, and policy compliance. Monitor and report cyber and insider threats.
Facilitate and approve endpoint protection application upgrades and changes.
Coordinate Tier III vendor support troubleshooting. Monitor,evaluate,remediate,andpreventperformanceimpactingissues. Manage DISA approved endpoint security tool accounts and credentials IAW DISA privileged access policies and procedures. Conduct audits and provide documentation.
Deliverables:
Compliance reports and trending analysis
Current registered device documentation
Security Violation Reports
Weekly Metrics
Also includes Deliverables that apply to all tasks listed in section 6, Performance Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About PD Inc International (PD Inc): PD Inc is a leading high-tech firm as well as an applied think tank and solutions provider. Our team has been providing expertise and solutions to the US Government (Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, etc.) and to commercial clients for over 20-years.
We perform software development and complex technical implementation daily. We conduct R&D, prototyping, and develop hardware and software solutions for our clients. Our qualified personnel--including engineers and technical managers--are capable of performing system integration, technology implementation, and services throughout the federal government and in the private sector.
We have a highly innovative environment, and we foster consistent learning and growth. We encourage our employees to innovate while teaching them discipline and principles.
PD Inc benefits include highly competitive salary, 401K, health care, paid time off, no-limit Student loan forgiveness (merit based), and we sponsor new/qualified employees for Security Clearance. Employees can also take advantage of casual dress code, free parking, corporate discounts, and gym memberships.