Barclays – MDE

City, Manchester
Matchtech

Our client, a leading technology company, is seeking a skilled MDE – Linux Security Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. As an MDE – Linux Security Engineer, you will be responsible for building, deploying, and maintaining MDE services and policies across the Linux Estate. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the enhancement of cyber security measures within the technology sector.

Responsibilities

• Building, deploying MDE services and policies across the Linux Estate
• Driving service-level incidents through to remediation
• Creating and maintaining high-quality documentation
• Engaging with stakeholders to ensure requirements are prioritised and expectations are set
• Working actively with other MDE SME’s to ensure adequate service coverage across MDE tooling
• Evaluating and implementing technical changes and project deliverables
• Engaging product vendors where necessary for incident investigation and product enhancements

Requirements

• Advanced experience of deploying and managing MDE on Linux platforms (and preferably macOS/Windows)
• Experience of MDE AV, EDR, and TVM
• Experience of Linux system administration, including package management (rpm/yum), systemd, and troubleshooting
• Desirable experience with chef management
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills across complex systems
• Able to articulate complicated processes to non-technical stakeholders

Skills that will help you in the role

• Experience with specific tooling such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, including AV, EDR, and TVM (Threat and Vulnerability Management)
• Linux Systems Administration & Troubleshooting experience
• Experience with various other OS types – MacOS & Windows
• Experience with Chef, including Cookbooks & package creation, deployment, and reporting

If you have the required qualifications and expertise, and are ready to take on an exciting challenge, please apply now!