Principal Security Endpoint Engineer

Active security clearance at the TS/SCI polygraph level is required.

About the role

We have an immediate need for a Senior Systems Engineer (Level 3) to serve as a principal technical leader and subject matter expert within the Enterprise EDR Program. Operating across a classified, multi-domain infrastructure, you will drive the strategic architectural design, end-to-end integration, deployment, and optimization of premier endpoint security platforms—specifically Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) and Trellix HX. In this high-impact role, you will bridge high-level systems architecture with real-time operational defense to ensure total endpoint visibility and robust threat containment across enterprise and mission-critical assets.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise-scale Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) and Trellix HX solutions.
• Write and optimize complex queries using Kusto Query Language (KQL) and author custom YARA rules for threat hunting and detection engineering.
• Implement EDR agent architectures across hybrid enterprise environments (on-premises, cloud, and VDI platforms).
• Provide high-tier incident analysis, root-cause investigation, and digital forensics support in enterprise Linux/Windows environments.
• Serve as a lead systems engineer, author technical implementation plans, and brief executive or Government stakeholders on risk postures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, plus 20+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience, OR High School Diploma/GED, plus 25+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience.

Skills

Required

• Enterprise EDR Platform Mastery (Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Trellix HX).
• Advanced querying and rule authoring (KQL, YARA).
• Hybrid and VDI infrastructure engineering.
• Advanced incident response and forensics in Linux/Windows environments.
• Strategic technical leadership and stakeholder briefing.

Desired

• Security certifications such as CISSP, GCFA, GCFE, GREM, or Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
• Automation and scripting (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
• SIEM and SOAR integration (e.g., Splunk).

Pay

The annual base salary range for this role is $149,000–$177,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or benefits. Actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level.

Benefits

• Nyla FLEX Program: Customizable benefits in pay, leave, and schedule.
  • Pay: 4 weeks of annual leave plus 11 holidays, with options to cash out leave, opt out of benefits, or work additional contract hours (including 1.3x hourly rate after 1880 hours).
  • Leave: Option to buy up to 6 weeks of annual leave (240 hours) plus paid anniversary leave.
  • Schedule: Flexibility to scale down to 30–32 hours per week while retaining benefits.
• 100% company-covered healthcare (medical, dental, and vision).
• 10% 401k matching with full vesting on day one.
• $5,000 annual professional development allowance for fees, tuition, or time off.
• Student loan repayment program.
• 8 hours of paid volunteering annually.

About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach, earning a reputation as technical trendsetters. We tackle challenging problems with solutions that have an immediate mission impact.