IT Engineer

Job Title: IT Engineer
Location: Hybrid Work Model Reporting to Vienna, VA or Pensacola, FL 
Position Type: Multiyear Contract 

Skills Required:
• Defender Performance Troubleshooting
o Diagnose and resolve performance issues related to Microsoft Defender.
o Review and interpret Client Analyzer logs.
o Utilize tools such as ProcMon, MpPerformanceRecording, and similar for root cause analysis.
o Recommend tuning strategies for Defender configurations to minimize resource impact.
• Policy Configuration & Deployment
o Configure and deploy security policies via Intune, MECM, and Ansible.
o Develop and execute testing methodologies for deployments.
o Create documentation and adhere to established enterprise processes.
• Network & Telemetry Troubleshooting
o Perform network diagnostics, including firewall analysis and Splunk queries for traffic validation.
o Identify and resolve telemetry gaps or inconsistencies across endpoints.
• Compliance & Governance
o Review and maintain security exclusions between test and production environments.
o Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Microsoft Security Stack Expertise
o Hands-on experience with Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Sentinel, and Azure/Defender for Cloud.
o Ability to use advanced hunting queries (KQL)
• Security Posture & Risk Assessment
o Conduct assessments of current security posture.
o Review penetration test findings and recommend remediation strategies.
• Soft Skills
o Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
o Effective communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.