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EDR Management Senior Analyst - Job Description

Job Title: Senior EDR Management Analyst
Experience: 5-10 Years
Department: Cyber Security Operations / Endpoint Security
Location: Hybrid / Remote / Onsite

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response) Management Analyst responsible for administering, monitoring, optimizing, and improving enterprise endpoint security platforms. The role will focus on EDR operations, threat detection, incident investigation, endpoint hardening, policy management, threat hunting support, and security platform governance across global environments.

The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Cortex XDR, VMware Carbon Black, and enterprise SOC operations .

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Key Responsibilities

EDR Platform Administration

- Administer and maintain enterprise EDR platforms.
- Configure, deploy, and manage endpoint security agents.
- Monitor EDR platform health, coverage, and performance.
- Perform agent troubleshooting, upgrades, and patch management.
- Ensure endpoint compliance and protection standards are maintained.
- Support onboarding of servers, desktops, VDI, and cloud workloads.

Endpoint Security Operations

- Monitor endpoint security alerts and investigate suspicious activities.
- Validate and respond to malware, ransomware, and advanced threats.
- Analyze endpoint telemetry and behavioral indicators.
- Support incident response, containment, and remediation activities.
- Conduct root cause analysis and provide security recommendations.

Threat Detection & Threat Hunting

- Perform proactive threat hunting across enterprise endpoints.
- Investigate Indicators of Compromise (IOC) and Indicators of Attack (IOA).
- Analyze attack patterns using MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- Detect lateral movement, privilege escalation, and persistence techniques.
- Collaborate with SOC and Threat Hunting teams during investigations.

Policy & Security Management

- Create and maintain endpoint protection policies.
- Configure attack surface reduction (ASR) policies.
- Manage device control, application control, and exploit protection.
- Implement security baselines and endpoint hardening standards.
- Reduce security risks through continuous tuning and optimization.

Detection Engineering

- Develop custom detection rules and alerting mechanisms.
- Tune alerts to minimize false positives.
- Create advanced endpoint monitoring use cases.
- Support SIEM integration and log correlation.
- Improve detection coverage and security visibility.

Incident Response Support

- Support cyber security incident investigations.
- Perform endpoint containment and isolation activities.
- Coordinate malware eradication and recovery efforts.
- Assist forensic investigations and evidence collection.
- Participate in major incident management and breach investigations.

Reporting & Governance

- Develop operational dashboards and KPI reports.
- Track endpoint security compliance and coverage.
- Support audits, risk assessments, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain SOPs, runbooks, and operational documentation.
- Present operational updates to management and stakeholders.

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Required Technical Skills

EDR Platforms

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- CrowdStrike Falcon
- SentinelOne
- Palo Alto Cortex XDR
- VMware Carbon Black
- Trend Micro Vision One

Endpoint Security Technologies

- Endpoint Protection (EPP)
- Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
- Extended Detection & Response (XDR)
- Endpoint Hardening
- Device Control
- Application Control
- Vulnerability Management

Security Operations

- Incident Response
- Threat Hunting
- Malware Analysis
- IOC/IOA Investigation
- Digital Forensics Fundamentals
- MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Operating Systems

- Windows Server
- Windows 10/11
- Linux
- macOS

Cloud & Identity Security

- Microsoft Entra ID
- Azure Security
- Defender for Cloud
- Conditional Access
- PIM/PAM
- Identity Protection

Scripting & Automation

- PowerShell
- Python
- KQL
- REST APIs
- JSON

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Preferred Microsoft Security Stack Experience

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE)
- Microsoft Defender XDR
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Defender for Identity
- Defender for Office 365
- Defender for Cloud
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Intune Endpoint Management
- Purview DLP

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Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field.
- 5-10 years of experience in Endpoint Security, SOC Operations, EDR Administration, or Incident Response.
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

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Preferred Certifications

Microsoft

- SC-200: Security Operations Analyst
- SC-300: Identity and Access Administrator
- AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer
- MD-102: Endpoint Administrator

Industry Certifications

- CISSP
- CISM