CrowdStrike Engineer

CrowdStrike Engineer (Endpoint Security SME)

Location: London / Hybrid
Contract Length: 6 Months
Rate: £530 per day
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Overview

My client, a global technology organisation, is seeking an experienced CrowdStrike Engineer to act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for endpoint security across a large-scale enterprise environment.

This role will focus on the design, implementation, migration and optimisation of CrowdStrike Falcon, supporting enterprise-wide endpoint protection initiatives. The successful candidate will bring deep technical expertise in endpoint security, anti-malware technologies and large-scale deployments, with proven experience delivering migrations from legacy platforms such as McAfee.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment and optimisation of CrowdStrike Falcon across complex enterprise environments.

• Act as the technical SME for endpoint security, providing hands-on support and strategic guidance.

• Deliver large-scale migrations from McAfee Endpoint Security to CrowdStrike Falcon.

• Manage deployments and upgrades across extensive endpoint estates, ensuring security, stability and performance.

• Configure and tune Falcon policies, prevention controls, detection rules and reporting capabilities.

• Collaborate with Security Operations, Incident Response and Infrastructure teams to enhance threat detection and response.

• Support threat hunting, incident investigations and security improvement initiatives.

• Develop endpoint security standards, policies and best practices.

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering and operational teams.

Required Experience

The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in endpoint security technologies and enterprise security transformation programmes.

You should demonstrate:

• Proven expertise with CrowdStrike Falcon and modern endpoint security solutions.

• Experience leading enterprise-scale migrations from McAfee to CrowdStrike.

• Hands-on deployment experience across large endpoint environments, ideally supporting over 100,000 devices.

• Strong understanding of EDR, NGAV, behavioural analytics, threat detection and prevention methodologies.

• Experience acting as a technical lead or SME within large enterprise organisations.

• Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder management and communication skills.

Technical Skills

Experience with the following technologies is highly desirable:

• CrowdStrike Falcon (EDR, NGAV, Device Control and Threat Intelligence)

• McAfee Endpoint Security

• Enterprise Endpoint Security Architecture

• Endpoint Migration Strategy and Delivery

• Threat Detection and Incident Response

• Security Policy Development and Enforcement

• Windows Enterprise Environments

• Security Operations and Threat Hunting

Preferred Qualifications

• CrowdStrike Falcon Certification, or currently working towards certification.

• McAfee Endpoint Security certification or equivalent experience.

• Experience within global enterprise environments supporting 300,000+ endpoints.

• Previous involvement in Fortune 500-scale security transformation programmes.

• Ability to operate as both a strategic security SME and a hands-on technical engineer.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile programme within a global organisation, delivering critical endpoint security initiatives at significant scale.