What are the responsibilities and job description for the AntiVirus/Security Engineer position at Collabera?
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.
Salary : $50 - $55