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About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
Leidos currently has
230 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$106,600–$192,700
across 218 roles with salary data.
The End-Point Protection Engineer position at the SEC ISS contract environment requires a senior-level engineer to design and implement enterprise endpoint protection strategies for Windows, macOS, iOS workstations, and servers. This role involves enforcing security baselines using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Intune, managing antivirus deployments, and ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements through patching and vulnerability remediation. The engineer will also develop automation scripts for threat monitoring and reporting, collaborate with stakeholders to validate security postures, and support audit readiness efforts under FISMA and NIST controls. Essential skills include expertise in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Intune management, endpoint patching, and scripting for compliance-focused reporting. Experience in federal IT operations and large-scale enterprise environments is preferred.
Intune
SCCM
Jamf Pro
API
CI/CD
Windows
macOS
Linux
scripting languages
endpoint security
application control
Antivirus
EDR
patching
privilege management
Conditional Access
vulnerability mitigation
network security
Microsoft Entra
Active Directory
BeyondTrust
CrowdStrike
Trellix
ServiceNow
Microsoft Teams