Endpoint Security Engineer - Kaspersky

About the Role: Our client, a well-established enterprise in Saudi Arabia, is looking for an Endpoint Security Engineer to own its endpoint security platforms end to end. This is a platform ownership role, not a monitoring seat. You will keep the tools healthy, policies current and consistently applied, and every asset covered.

Key Responsibilities

Endpoint Security (EDR/EPP)

- Deploy, configure, and maintain EDR/EPP agents across servers and workstations - Administer Kaspersky Endpoint Security, Kaspersky EDR, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft Endpoint Protection - Manage Kaspersky Security Center (KSC/KSCA): policy deployment, agent management, task scheduling, and reporting - Configure and tune detection and prevention, application control, device control, and web and mail filtering policies - Monitor coverage and agent health; identify unmanaged, inactive, or offline endpoints - Work with the SOC on detection-rule tuning and false-positive reduction - Manage upgrades, patch cycles, version updates, and vendor escalations - Produce regular reports on endpoint coverage, platform health, policy compliance, and security posture

Platform Ownership & Operations

- Maintain SOPs, operational procedures, and runbooks for assigned security platforms - Take part in change management: submission, review, testing, and implementation of change requests - Coordinate with vendors on support, escalations, renewals, and roadmap updates - Support incident response activities related to endpoint platforms - Troubleshoot platform, agent, connectivity, log integration (syslog), and policy issues, including server-side failures - Work with infrastructure, server, network, and SOC teams to keep coverage reliable

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, or a related field - 3–5 years of experience in cybersecurity infrastructure, endpoint security, or a related technical security role. - Strong hands-on experience with EDR and EPP technologies - Practical experience with Kaspersky Endpoint Security and Kaspersky EDR (Expert or Optimum tiers preferred) - Hands-on experience managing Kaspersky Security Center (KSC/KSCA) - Proven experience in policy deployment, agent management, health monitoring, and security reporting - Solid administration knowledge of Windows Server and Linux - Good understanding of firewalls, proxies, network segmentation, and endpoint-security connectivity requirements - Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills, with real examples of fixing infrastructure and policy issues - Ability to work effectively with SOC, infrastructure, network, and vendor teams.

Nice to Have

- CrowdStrike and Microsoft Endpoint Protection experience - Incident response support experience - Change management experience (ITIL-style processes)

What We Offer

- Competitive package, aligned to experience - A hands-on platform ownership role with real scope - Work in a fast-growing Saudi environment with a larger cybersecurity team build-out ahead

How to Apply Send your CV to [email removed] or Linkedin. Shortlisted candidates go through a scenario-based technical interview with a Cybersecurity Engineer.