CrowdStrike SME

  • Talent Smart
  • 22/01/2026
Contractor Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Security Engineer with deep expertise in CrowdStrike to join a global cybersecurity engineering function within a leading financial services client. This role is focused on endpoint security and anti-malware, with a strong emphasis on solution design, configuration, and enterprise-scale deployment.

You will act as a CrowdStrike Subject Matter Expert, owning the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of endpoint protection capabilities across a large, complex environment.

The contract is inside IR35 and we will need someone to occasionally travel into Sheffield.

Key responsibilities:

  • Act as the CrowdStrike SME, leading the design, configuration, and optimisation of endpoint and anti-malware solutions

  • Define current-state and target-state endpoint security architectures, including gap analysis and roadmap development

  • Design and implement scalable endpoint security services to protect against an evolving threat landscape

  • Provide technical leadership and consultation on endpoint protection, malware defence, and EDR

  • Partner with infrastructure, platform, and security teams to ensure secure and compliant deployments

  • Support compliance, audit, and control requirements across global environments

  • Evaluate, onboard, and manage endpoint security technologies and vendors

  • Drive process improvement, automation, and operational maturity within endpoint security services

Essential experience:

  • Strong hands-on experience with CrowdStrike (design, configuration, deployment, and operational support)

  • Extensive background in endpoint security and anti-malware engineering

  • Proven experience owning security solution design in large enterprise environments

  • Strong understanding of endpoint threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques

  • Experience securing Windows and server environments at scale

  • Ability to troubleshoot complex endpoint security issues in production environments

  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Nice to have:

  • Experience automating security tasks using scripting (e.g. Python or similar)

  • Broader exposure to network, cloud, or application security controls

  • Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or vendor-specific credentials

More details available on successful application.