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# Senior Endpoint Protection Administrator

- **Company:** Athena Technology Group
- **Location:** Hill Air Force Base, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Antivirus Softwares, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Hard Disk Drives, Microsoft Software, NIPRNet, Firewalls (Computer Science), SC Clearance
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9112111/senior-endpoint-protection-administrator

## About the Role

Required:
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Active Secret clearance

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Bachelor's degree or higher

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5+ years of professional experience with endpoint tools and cybersecurity

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3+ Years experience with Microsoft Products

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Current 8570/8140 Certificate with Network Environment focus and ESS certifications

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Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills

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Must be a US citizen

Desired:
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Experience working with teams in multiple locations across the United States.

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Experience working with IT teams in various capacities.

Physical and Environmental Conditions
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Normal Office Environment. Requires Sitting, Standing, Near Acuity, Speaking with colleagues and customers, Listening, Sight, Use of hands/fingers.

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Endpoint Protection Administrator to join our team. In this role, you will provide Cybersecurity management support for the DISA Cybersecurity Division by supporting compliance monitoring/reporting, response and mitigation, automation and management services, compliance validation, configuration, change management and account management. This person will work as part of a disperse team requiring coordination, teamwork and must provide a proven ability to strategize and implement high-level program initiatives., Operate, manage, and deploy DISA approved endpoint security tools and components to include ESS and Microsoft Defender/Microsoft Defender for Server (MDE/MDfS) in accordance with (IAW) all active DoD and DISA policies and procedures in isolated environments, SIPRNET, and NIPRNet. Monitor, maintain, and facilitate endpoint protection compliance throughout DISA and the life cycle.

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Perform rogue system and removable storage monitoring and registration, testing, module installation, policy, tag, and security scan creation and application, firewall, Intrusion Protection System, Antivirus tuning and enforcement.

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Validate, register, update and maintain approved mass storage device documentation to include removable spinning disk drives.

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Participate in and adhere to change control board and stakeholder weekly meetings, determinations, and requirements.

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Investigate, remediate, prevent, and document issues resulting in denials of service.

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Create, maintain, and facilitate custom queries, reports, and dashboards for system, module, and policy compliance.

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Monitor and report cyber and insider threats.

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Facilitate and approve endpoint protection application upgrades and changes.

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Coordinate Tier III vendor support troubleshooting.

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Monitor, evaluate, remediate, and prevent performance impacting issues.

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Manage DISA approved endpoint security tool accounts and credentials IAW DISA privileged access policies and procedures.

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Conduct audits and provide documentation.


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