Bloomberg

Cyber Security Engineer

Bloomberg$90K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
  • 2-4 years in cybersecurity or related roles.
  • Experience with endpoint security technologies and operational support.
  • Knowledge of Endpoint Privilege Management platforms.
  • Experience with SIEM and security monitoring tools.
  • Familiarity with network fundamentals and identity/access management concepts.
  • Basic scripting skills in PowerShell or Python.

Responsibilities

  • Design and optimize endpoint security solutions and controls.
  • Perform day-to-day operational support for endpoint security platforms.
  • Provide Level 1 support for Zscaler services and troubleshoot user connectivity issues.
  • Administer Endpoint Privilege Management solutions and manage access requests.
  • Monitor security alerts and assist in incident response efforts.
  • Collaborate with teams to enhance endpoint security controls and policies.
  • Conduct security assessments to identify vulnerabilities in endpoint systems.

Benefits

  • Support and enhance organizational endpoint security posture.
  • Opportunity to work with diverse security technologies and platforms.
  • Collaborative environment with security, infrastructure, and IT teams.
  • Engagement in security projects and technology implementations.
  • Education opportunities for end users and IT teams on security best practices.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Cyber Security Engineer 2 is responsible for supporting and enhancing the organization's endpoint security posture through a combination of security engineering, operational support, and incident response activities. This role focuses on the design, implementation, administration, and day-to-day management of endpoint security technologies, ensuring secure access to corporate resources while protecting systems and data from cyber threats. The engineer will work closely with security, infrastructure, and IT teams to maintain security controls, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve endpoint protection capabilities.

Job Responsibilities
Design, implement, maintain, and optimize endpoint security solutions and controls to protect corporate devices, applications, and sensitive data.
Perform day-to-day operational support for endpoint security platforms, ensuring system availability, performance, and compliance with security standards.
Provide Level 1 (L1) and operational support for Zscaler services, including user connectivity issues, authentication failures, policy enforcement, web access troubleshooting, and escalation of complex issues.
Support and administer Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) solutions, including privilege elevation requests, policy management, application control, and endpoint access troubleshooting.
Monitor endpoint security alerts, investigate suspicious activities, and assist in incident response and remediation efforts.
Collaborate with security engineering teams to implement and enhance endpoint security controls, policies, and configurations.
Conduct security assessments and identify vulnerabilities affecting endpoint devices and endpoint security infrastructure.
Support deployment, configuration, and maintenance of endpoint protection technologies such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), antivirus, device control, disk encryption, and privilege management solutions.
Analyze security events using SIEM and endpoint security tools to identify threats and support threat-hunting activities.
Work with IT support, infrastructure, and application teams to resolve endpoint-related security issues and improve user experience while maintaining security compliance.
Develop and maintain operational procedures, technical documentation, and knowledge base articles for endpoint security platforms.
Assist with security audits, compliance initiatives, and remediation activities related to endpoint security controls.
Participate in security projects, upgrades, and technology implementations to improve the overall security posture.
Educate end users and IT teams on endpoint security best practices and security awareness.

Skills
Experience supporting and administering endpoint security technologies and security operations processes.
Knowledge of Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) platforms such as CyberArk EPM, BeyondTrust, Microsoft Intune EPM, or equivalent solutions.
Experience with SASE Solutions including endpoint DLP and client proxy.
Familiarity with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, or equivalent.
Understanding of endpoint hardening, application control, device management, disk encryption, and least-privilege principles.
Experience with SIEM platforms and security monitoring tools.
Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPNs, and authentication protocols.
Familiarity with identity and access management concepts, including SSO, MFA, SAML, and OAuth.
Basic scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
2-4 years of experience in cybersecurity, endpoint security, security operations, or security engineering roles.
Experience supporting enterprise endpoint security platforms and day-to-day security operations.
Exposure to cloud security, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, or access management technologies preferred.
Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Security certifications, Zscaler certifications, or equivalent are a plus.

Notes:
Virtual

About Bloomberg

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with the help of Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar, and a 12% ownership investment by Merrill Lynch. Bloomberg L.P. provides financial software tools and enterprise applications such as analytics and equity trading platform, data services, and news to financial companies and organizations through the Bloomberg Terminal (via its Bloomberg Professional Service), its core revenue-generating product. Bloomberg L.P. also includes a wire service (Bloomberg News), a global television network (Bloomberg Television), digital websites, a radio station (WBBR), subscription-only newsletters, and three magazines: Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, and Bloomberg Pursuits.
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