Resident Network Engineer

Resident Network Engineer (Endpoint Security / XDR)

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Resident Network Engineer (Endpoint Security / XDR) to support a leading cybersecurity organization based in St. Clair, IL.

The Resident Engineer will serve as an embedded technical expert responsible for deploying, optimizing, and driving adoption of endpoint protection and XDR platforms within enterprise environments.

This position will be onsite in St. Clair, IL and require a TS/SCI Clearance!

• Lead deployment, operationalization, and troubleshooting of endpoint protection and XDR platforms
• Act as the primary product subject matter expert supporting customer environments and use cases
• Analyze customer requirements and provide guidance to ensure rapid time to value and successful product adoption
• Drive continuous product adoption by introducing new features, use cases, and best practices
• Support threat hunting and detection engineering efforts including alert tuning and development of custom BIOCs
• Develop correlation rules and onboard new log sources into XDR platforms
• Support log ingestion, parsing, and normalization for security analytics
• Assist in incident response and security investigations within enterprise environments
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to improve product capabilities and customer outcomes
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to customer teams on platform usage and security best practices
• Perform network troubleshooting and analysis using TCP/IP and OSI model knowledge

• Experience deploying and supporting endpoint protection platforms in enterprise environments
• Experience as a Security Incident Responder, SOC Analyst, or SOC Manager
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity operations, threat detection, and incident response
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Splunk
• Experience with XDR platforms including log ingestion, parsing, and detection engineering
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong networking knowledge including TCP/IP, OSI model, and troubleshooting methodologies
• Experience in customer-facing roles with strong communication skills
• Familiarity with enterprise security tools, processes, and architectures
• Experience with threat hunting, alert tuning, and correlation rule development
• Basic Linux system administration and troubleshooting experience
• Familiarity with scripting or query languages such as XQL, SQL, Python, or Power Shell

• Salary: $140,000 - $150,000
• Full benefits:
  Healthcare, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, and Paid Holidays

This job opens for applications on March 18, 2026.

/IP, OSI Model, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Power Shell, XQL, Log Ingestion, Security Operations