Senior Security Engineer - Endpoint & Zero Trust

Location: Onsite/Hybrid in Sacramento, CA
Type: W2 Only through Ledgent Technology
Engagement: Contract-to-Hire
Experience: Highly Regulated Environments Required

No C2C. Must be able to work onsite in Sacramento.

Overview

Ledgent Technology is hiring a Senior Security Engineer for a leading Sacramento organization operating in a highly regulated industry. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on CrowdStrike, Zero Trust, Okta, and vulnerability management. Candidates must have enterprise security experience and a strong background in regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead migration from Microsoft Defender to CrowdStrike Falcon across endpoints and servers
• Define baselines, tuning, sensor deployment, and runbooks
• Implement Zero Trust capabilities using Cloudflare and Palo Alto
• Configure identity-aware access, SWG policies, DNS filtering
• Administer Okta (SSO, MFA, lifecycle management)
• Support privileged access improvements
• Assist vulnerability management efforts and prioritization
• Support SIEM integrations and basic detection tuning
• Align security controls with NIST and assist with audit documentation

Required Skills

• Five to eight years in Security Engineering or SecOps
• Hands-on experience with CrowdStrike Falcon
• Zero Trust experience with Cloudflare or Palo Alto
• Okta admin backgrounds including MFA and SSO integration
• Experience supporting vulnerability management
• Knowledge of NIST-based security controls
• Proven experience in highly regulated environments

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to SIEM tuning and log onboarding
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Relevant certifications (CrowdStrike, Okta, PCNSA, CISSP, etc.)