EDR Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an EDR Engineer. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days onsite in Dallas, TX; Middletown, NJ; or Charlotte, NC. The ideal candidate will have strong scripting/programming skills, experience with security automation, and a deep understanding of adversary emulation and cybersecurity frameworks.

Responsibilities for the EDR Engineer include:

• Learn new security features, technologies, and platforms in a short timeframe
• Gain hands-on experience with scalable, extensible, and real-time detection/prevention systems
• Analyze and identify real-world vulnerabilities, malware, and exploits
• Leverage data-driven approaches to automatically identify threats and mitigations
• Reproduce and analyze security bugs from the field or during security validation cycles
• Enrich security automation coverage and infrastructure to protect against known and unknown threats
• Partner with research and low-level engineering teams to identify security issues and gaps
• Scale existing tooling and infrastructure for both on-prem and cloud workloads
• Research and develop new tools and capabilities that emulate real-world adversary behavior
• Define and lead adversary emulation engagements to train cyber defense teams on real-world attack scenarios

Required Qualifications for the EDR Engineer include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2+ years of advanced scripting/programming experience in one or more: Unix Shell, C#, C++, Python, PowerShell, Go
• 2+ years of experience in automation and operation of post-exploitation infrastructures and tools (e.g., Cobalt Strike, Metasploit)
• Deep understanding of operating system infrastructure and attack surfaces
• Familiarity with cybersecurity technologies and standards (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK framework)
• 3+ years of experience in coverage testing (Red/Blue/Purple teaming) or equivalent (advantage)
• 2+ years managing cloud/on-prem automation environments for testing (big advantage)
• Experience extracting technical indicators during analysis

Compensation for the EDR Engineer includes:

• Salary Range: $130,000–$145,000 depending on experience
• Full Standard Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k plan, Sick leave as required by law

This job opens for applications on 11/13/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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Keywords: EDR, Endpoint Detection and Response, Security Automation, Cybersecurity, Adversary Emulation, Red Teaming, Blue Teaming, Purple Teaming, MITRE ATT&CK, Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Python, PowerShell, Go, Cloud Security, On-Prem Automation, Vulnerability Analysis, Malware Analysis, Threat Detection, Dallas TX, Middletown NJ, Charlotte NC