Senior Endpoint Protection Engineer

About the role

The Senior Endpoint Projection Engineer plays a pivotal role in ensuring reliable, secure, and effective endpoint protection for Pacific Life. This position requires strong technical skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to work independently while partnering across various teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for the endpoint protection platform
• Proactively configure, maintain, and optimize endpoint prevention and detection policies
• Manage sensor lifecycle, coverage, versioning, and health across enterprise endpoints
• Administer role-based access controls and identity integrations (e.g., SSO, RBAC)
• Execute response actions such as host containment, process termination, and IOC management in support of Security Operations and Incident Response teams activities
• Ensure alerts integrate effectively with SIEM and ITSM platforms
• Support triaging and investigating detections and alerts in coordination with Security Operations and Incident Response teams
• Partner with Security Operations and Incident Response teams on investigations and post-incident reviews
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures
• Participate in change management and risk review processes for policy updates
• Support audits, assessments, and compliance reviews related to endpoint security
• Identify opportunities to improve platform efficiency, reliability, and automation

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in systems or security platform administration
• Hands-on experience administering CrowdStrike Falcon or a comparable EDR platform
• Strong understanding of endpoint security concepts and incident response workflows
• Experience supporting Windows, Linux, and macOS environments
• Ability to operate independently in a production enterprise environment

Qualifications

• Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
• Experience in regulated or highly controlled environments
• Relevant security or platform certifications

Skills

• Technical Depth
• Disciplined Execution
• Independent Work
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving

Benefits

Pacific Life offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing reimbursement accounts, generous paid time off, parental leave, and a 401(k) savings plan with company match. Additionally, Pacific Life is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive.