AntiVirus/Security Engineer

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AntiVirus/Security Engineer

Contract: Washington, Washington DC, US

Salary Range: 50.00 - 55.00 | Per Hour

Job Code: 369778

End Date: 2026-07-01
Days Left: 28 days, 3 hours left

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Title: AntiVirus Security Engineer
Location: Washington DC
Duration: 6 months (Possibility of Extension)
Pay Range: $50/hr - $56/hr

Note: Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust (or higher if required).

Position Summary:

The AntiVirus Engineer-Senior supports the ISS contract by enterprise anti-virus operations that protect workstations and servers across the agency environment.

Primary Responsibilities

Enterprise Anti-Virus Operations

- Manage day-to-day deployment and configuration of enterprise anti-virus software across required workstations and servers.

- Administer centrally managed anti-virus policies, exceptions, and protection settings through enterprise management servers/consoles.

- Manage anti-virus signature/DAT and engine updates to maintain current protection coverage across the endpoint fleet.

- Execute and validate scheduled anti-virus scans, update tasks, and protection health checks.

Centralized Management and Endpoint Integration

- Operate and optimize centralized anti-virus management platforms (e.g., enterprise policy orchestration tools) to enforce standardized controls.

- Coordinate anti-virus configurations with endpoint management processes, baseline images, and software deployment standards.

- Support pre-production testing and controlled rollout of anti-virus policy or agent changes to reduce operational risk.

- Maintain and update SOPs, runbooks, and configuration baselines for endpoint protection operations.

Incident Response and Escalation Support

- Troubleshoot complex anti-virus and malware-related issues requiring senior-level escalation support and subject matter expertise.

- Perform incident triage, technical analysis, and root-cause identification for endpoint protection failures or infections.

- Coordinate with support teams and stakeholders to restore services quickly and prevent repeat incidents.

- Document actions, status, and resolution details in approved ticket/workflow systems in alignment with ISS support processes.

Security Compliance, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

- Support vulnerability identification, tracking, and remediation activities related to endpoint protection controls and findings.

- Monitor anti-virus operational metrics (coverage, update compliance, scan status, incident trends) and provide regular reporting.

- Ensure endpoint protection operations align with security policies, change control requirements, and audit expectations.

- Contribute to zero-trust and continuous-improvement efforts by recommending automation and control enhancements for endpoint security operations.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering).

Experience:

- Minimum 8 years of experience, including 7-10 years of related experience managing and support of enterprise anti-virus software solutions.

- Demonstrated experience using centralized anti-virus management platforms (e.g., enterprise policy orchestration tools).

- Experience deploying, configuring, and sustaining anti-virus controls for both workstation and server operating environments.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually - as applicable.

Job Requirement

• antivirus
• endpoint
• endpoint security
• Virus
• ePolicy Orchestrator
• ePO
• SCCM
• Control Manager
• deploy
• configure
• sustain
• Trellix
• McAfee
• Defender

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