About this role
Job Title: AntiVirus Engineer
Location: Washington DC 20549
Duration: 6 + Months Contract
The engineer serves as an escalation point for complex malware and endpoint security incidents, driving rapid restoration and durable corrective actions. The position also supports ISS objectives for zero-trust enforcement, SLA-driven service delivery, and FISMA-aligned operational documentation.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Enterprise Anti-Virus Operations
- Manage and lead day-to-day deployment and configuration of enterprise anti-virus software across required SEC 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.
Experience:
- Minimum 8 years of experience, including 7-10 years of related experience managing and leading 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.
Technical Skills:
- Enterprise anti-virus administration for workstation and server endpoints
- Centralized policy/orchestration management consoles
- Signature/DAT and engine update lifecycle management
- Malware scanning operations, scheduling, and health validation
- Escalated incident troubleshooting and root-cause analysis