Senior Endpoint Protection Engineer

Pacific Life

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Work type
On-site
Location
Charlotte, NCNewport Beach, CAOmaha, NE
Salary
$125,100–$152,900 / yr
Posted
45 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $139k
$114k most similar roles pay here $231k

This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $154,425–$214,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $139k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Pacific Life

Pacific Life is a life insurance company offering a wide range of life insurance, annuity, and investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Industry: Life Insurance & Annuities

Pacific Life currently has 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $145,080–$177,320 across 24 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Endpoint Protection Engineer

As a Senior Endpoint Protection Engineer within the Cloud Shared Services team, you will serve as the primary administrator and operational owner of the enterprise endpoint protection platform. You will be responsible for managing policy administration, alert response, and platform health while ensuring seamless integration with security and IT operations processes. Your daily work involves configuring prevention policies, managing sensor lifecycles, and performing actions such as host containment and process termination to support incident response teams. The role requires expertise in Windows, Linux, and macOS environments, along with experience using CrowdStrike Falcon or comparable EDR platforms. You will also manage identity integrations like SSO and RBAC while maintaining documentation and runbooks. Technical skills include scripting in PowerShell, Python, or Bash to improve automation within a regulated environment to solve complex security challenges.

What you'll do

  • Act as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for the endpoint protection platform.
  • 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 such as SSO and RBAC.
  • Execute response actions including host containment, process termination, and IOC management.
  • Ensure alerts integrate effectively with SIEM and ITSM platforms.
  • Maintain documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures for endpoint security.
  • Participate in change management, risk reviews, and compliance audits.

What we're looking for

  • At least 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.
  • Experience integrating endpoint security platforms with SIEM or ITSM tools.
  • Scripting or automation experience using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
  • Relevant security or platform certifications.

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