Linux Security Engineer SME

Initial 6 months contract inside IR35
MDE Linux Security Engineer

• Building, deployingMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint services and policies across the Linux Estate
• Driving service-level incidents through to remediation
• Creating and maintaining high-quality documentation
• Engaging with stakeholders to ensure requirements are prioritised and expectations are set
• Working actively with other MDE SMEs to ensure adequate service coverage across MDE tooling
• Evaluating and implementing technical changes and project deliverables
• Engaging product vendors where necessary for incident investigation and product enhancements

Requirements

• Advanced experience of deploying and managing MDE on RedHat Linux platforms (and preferably macOS/Windows)
• Experience of MDE AV, EDR and TVM
• Experience of Linux system administration, including package management (rpm/yum), systemd, and troubleshooting
• Desirable experience with chef management
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills across complex systems
• Able to articulate complicated processes to non-technical stakeholders

Skills that will help you in the role

• Experience with specific tooling such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, including AV, EDR and TVM (Threat and Vulnerability Management)
• Linux Systems Administration & Troubleshooting experience
• Experience with various other OS types - MacOS & Windows
• Experience with Chef, including Cookbooks & package creation, deployment and reporting

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