Endpoint Security Engineer (VDI Migration)

Project overview

A leading bank is seeking a highly skilled Endpoint Security Engineer to support and enhance their global security operations on our maturing stateless virtual desktop platform. This role involves engineering advanced endpoint security solutions, supporting migration initiatives, and collaborating closely with multiple security and compliance teams.

Key Responsibilities

Required Technical Skills & Certifications

Essential Skills

Desired Skills

*Hybrid working - based in the Chester, 3 days per week in office*

Job Title: Endpoint Security Engineer (VDI Migration)

• Contribute to and support a major cloud migration programme.
• Design, engineer, and implement advanced endpoint security solutions.
• Deploy enterprise security solutions through ITSM systems
• Produce high-quality technical documentation, workflows, and support materials.
• Partnering with compliance, audit, and information security teams.
• Define and maintain security baseline configurations
• Respond quickly and effectively to operational issues as they arise.
• Work flexibly to accommodate the needs of a global organisation.
• Security hardening of non-persistent desktops.
• Demonstrated experience in endpoint security engineering
• Demonstrated experience engineering and securing stateless virtual desktop platforms, including application delivery and security compliance.
• Application control/endpoint privilege management experience
• Advanced understanding of Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex security challenges and propose effective solutions.
• Exposure to data analytics tools such as Splunk and Power BI.
• Ability to clearly articulate troubleshooting methods and strategies.
• Strong workflow management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in documentation creation, including diagrams and technical architecture documents.
• Demonstrated ability to learn rapidly, share knowledge, and apply research-driven problem-solving.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond quickly to emerging problems.
• Experience of an endpoint privilege management product (not identity management)
• Experience implementing and managing endpoint security technologies including application control, endpoint privilege management, vulnerability management and endpoint detection and response solutions.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, particularly Azure and AWS.
• Relevant security certifications (eg CISSP, Azure Security Engineer, Microsoft Security, VMware/Omnissa certifications).
• Proficiency in Scripting PowerShell and Python are essential.
• Experience in governance, administrative oversight of workstreams, and risk management.
• Experience collaborating with architecture and engineering teams on Windows platform.
• Conduct effective research and provide informed consultancy on security solutions & trends.

Project details

Chester, UK

Rate/Salary: 300.00 - 350.00 GBP Daily

Job Type: Contract

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• Start: 2026-10-23
• Location: Chester, GB-CHW, UK, GB
• Rate: 38-44 EUR/h