Manager, Endpoint Security Engineering

ROLE SUMMARY

Our Global Cyber Defense team is responsible for safeguarding Pfizers digital assets and infrastructure through proactive threat detection response and risk mitigation across on-premises cloud and hybrid environments.

The Manager Endpoint Security Engineering is responsible for leading and advancing enterprisewide protections across one of the most critical threat surfaces within the Cyber Defense organization. Endpoints remain primary attack vectors in the pharmaceutical industry.

This role will lead the design implementation and continuous improvement of endpoint protection capabilities across our global enterprise. This role is critical to safeguarding research clinical and corporate environments by delivering resilient scalable and compliant endpoint security solutions.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead Endpoint Security Engineering initiatives including EDR/XDR host-based controls device hardening and endpoint detection capabilities across enterprise environments.

• Drive strategy and roadmap for endpoint protection aligned to evolving threat landscape business priorities and regulatory requirements.

• Own engineering and lifecycle management of endpoint security tooling (e.g. EDR DLP agents device control encryption) including deployment tuning and optimization.

• Integrate endpoint telemetry into enterprise monitoring and incident response workflows to strengthen detection and response capabilities.

• Partner with Cyber Defense Vulnerability Management and IT to ensure proactive risk reduction vulnerability remediation and coordinated response.

• Establish and enforce endpoint security standards aligned to NIST CSF corporate policies and compliance expectations.

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team driving accountability technical excellence and delivery of measurable outcomes.

• Ensure global coverage and scalability including support for corporate IT R&D manufacturing and OT/ICS environments where applicable.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Information Security Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

• 4 years of experience in cybersecurity with demonstrated depth across email messaging and endpoint security domains.

• Handson experience with enterprise endpoint security technologies and controls (e.g. endpoint protection platforms EDR/XDR device hardening and data loss prevention).

• Experience designing operating and scaling security controls in large complex and highly regulated global environments.

• Proven ability to translate technical risk and control effectiveness into clear business impact for senior stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience in an agile work environment possessing qualities such as a collaborative mindset adaptability to change and a proactive problem-solving approach.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the pharmaceutical biotech or life sciences industry.

• Familiarity with executive protection programs targeted attack defense and protection of highrisk users and devices.

• Experience integrating endpoint security capabilities with SIEM SOAR identity and threat intelligence platforms.

• Professional certifications such as CISSP CISM CCSP or similar.

• Strong analytical communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across technical and nontechnical audiences.

WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Travel as required by the business (less than 5% domestic and/or international)

• Work Location Assignment: Must be able to work in assigned Pfizer office 2-3 days per week or as needed by the business

Please apply by sending your CV in English.

Work Location Assignment:Hybrid

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