Sr. AntiVirus Engineer

Job#: 3037098

Job Description:
Sr. AntiVirus Engineer

Location: Washington, D.C. (Onsite)

Role Overview

The Senior AntiVirus Engineer supports enterprise anti-virus operations, protecting workstations and servers across the agency environment. This role is responsible for centralized policy administration, secure deployment and configuration, and maintaining endpoint protection. The engineer will serve as an escalation point for complex malware and endpoint security incidents, driving resolution and corrective actions. This position also supports objectives for zero-trust enforcement and operational documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the deployment and configuration of enterprise anti-virus software across required workstations and servers.
• Administer centrally managed anti-virus policies, exceptions, and protection settings through enterprise management consoles.
• Manage anti-virus signature/DAT and engine updates to maintain current protection coverage.
• Execute and validate scheduled anti-virus scans, update tasks, and protection health checks.
• Operate and optimize centralized anti-virus management platforms to enforce standardized controls.
• Coordinate anti-virus configurations with endpoint management processes, baseline images, and software deployment standards.
• Support pre-production testing and controlled rollout of anti-virus policy or agent changes.
• Maintain and update SOPs, runbooks, and configuration baselines for endpoint protection operations.
• Troubleshoot complex anti-virus and malware-related issues requiring senior-level escalation support.
• Perform incident triage, technical analysis, and root-cause identification for endpoint protection failures.
• Coordinate with support teams and stakeholders to restore services and prevent repeat incidents.
• Document actions, status, and resolution details in approved ticket and workflow systems.
• Support vulnerability identification, tracking, and remediation activities related to endpoint protection controls.
• Monitor and provide regular reporting on operational metrics such as coverage, update compliance, and incident trends.
• Ensure endpoint protection operations align with security policies and change control requirements.
• Contribute to zero-trust and continuous-improvement efforts by recommending enhancements for endpoint security operations.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering is required.
• 8+ years of total experience is required, including 7-10 years of related experience managing and leading the support of enterprise anti-virus software solutions. Demonstrated experience using centralized anti-virus management platforms is necessary, along with experience deploying, configuring, and sustaining controls for both workstation and server environments.
• Enterprise anti-virus administration for workstation and server endpoints
• Centralized policy and orchestration management consoles
• Signature/DAT and engine update lifecycle management
• Malware scanning operations, scheduling, and health validation
• Escalated incident troubleshooting and root-cause analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting a federal civilian agency IT environment with FISMA-driven security requirements.
• Hands-on experience integrating endpoint protection operations with Microsoft Intune or comparable endpoint management platforms.
• Experience implementing endpoint controls aligned to zero-trust security objectives.
• Experience with ServiceNow-based ticketing, escalation workflows, and SLA performance reporting.
• Experience managing endpoint POA&M remediation and response to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) timelines.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Trellix/McAfee ePO certification.
• Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200).

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Public Trust clearance as a condition and continuation of employment.

Work Environment

This position is located in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area and requires on-site presence. Participation in on-call or surge support activities may be required depending on operational needs. Travel may be required as directed.

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