Endpoint Security & Exposure Engineer

About Jacobs and Role Overview

Jacobs is a global organization dedicated to addressing critical challenges for thriving cities, resilient environments, and mission-critical outcomes. Joining their Cyber Security team as an Endpoint Security & Exposure Management Engineer offers a chance to significantly reduce cyber risks by enhancing vulnerability remediation, strengthening endpoint security measures, and increasing visibility of security exposures across a worldwide technology ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability and exposure management efforts within enterprise environments to ensure timely identification, prioritization, and remediation of security risks.
• Collaborate with various technology teams to drive remediation initiatives that lower organizational cyber threat exposure.
• Support and improve endpoint security functions such as application control, allowlisting, privilege management, and endpoint hardening.
• Utilize data analytics, reporting, and dashboard tools to monitor cyber exposure and remediation effectiveness.
• Evaluate newly emerging vulnerabilities and threats, delivering risk-based advice to relevant stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted security advisor working with infrastructure, cloud, application, and operational teams to foster secure practices and enhance resilience.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in cybersecurity disciplines including vulnerability management and endpoint security engineering.
• Strong grasp of risk-oriented vulnerability management and prioritization methods.
• Proficiency in vulnerability management platforms like Tenable, Qualys, or Rapid7.
• Familiarity with remediation workflow tools such as ServiceNow Vulnerability Response.
• Understanding of endpoint security technologies encompassing application control, privilege management, and endpoint protection.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication abilities paired with a collaborative mindset.
• Capability to translate technical security issues into significant business impacts.

Desirable Experience and Certifications

• Hands-on implementation of Zero Trust security frameworks.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Intune, Active Directory, and Entra ID.
• Experience with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, Cyber Essentials Plus, and NCSC CAF.
• Professional certifications like CISSP, CISM, Security+, GIAC, Microsoft Security, or ServiceNow accreditations.

Technical Skills

• Application control and allowlisting technologies.
• Privilege management solutions and endpoint hardening methods.
• Zero Trust principles and least-privilege administration concepts.
• Vulnerability and exposure management including assessment, risk prioritisation, patching, and attack surface evaluation.
• Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 11, Linux, Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and cloud providers.
• Scripting knowledge in PowerShell and Python along with API integration and automation.

Performance and Success Indicators

• Reduction of privileged access risks.
• Expansion of endpoint security control coverage.
• Decrease in critical and high-risk vulnerabilities.
• Improvement in remediation performance and SLA adherence.
• Enhanced visibility of the organization's cyber exposure.
• Successful enforcement of least-privilege principles across endpoints.
• Consistent reduction of organizational attack surface and cyber threats.

Work Environment and Culture

Jacobs supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements, empowering employees with options to split time between office/projects and remote locations. The company fosters an inclusive culture emphasizing safety, integrity, diversity, and belonging, with initiatives supporting wellbeing, family benefits, and global community involvement. Cultural safety is a priority, inviting Māori and Pasifika individuals to participate fully in recruitment and workplace processes.

Additional Information

Jacobs encourages candidates requiring accommodations during recruitment to request support. Employees benefit from award-winning gender equality and inclusion programs, comprehensive wellbeing resources, and lifelong family-related assistance including fertility and menopause support.