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CME Group

Cyber Defense Engineer II

Location
Bengaluru
Work mode
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Experience
2–4 yrs exp
Pay
₹12–20 LPA (Est.)
Type
Full-time job, Developer
Added
14 November 2026

About this role

This role is in CME Group's Cyber Defense Engineering – Endpoint Protection team in Bangalore. The goal is full endpoint security agent deployment and policy compliance across the company. Day to day, the engineer deploys, upgrades and troubleshoots AV/EDR agents on Windows, Linux and macOS, and tunes policies and exclusions to cut false positives. The engineer also handles tier 1/2 tickets and fixes unhealthy agents. Other work includes supporting migrations between EDR platforms and keeping SOPs up to date. The role suits candidates with OS, scripting and networking fundamentals who want hands-on endpoint security work.

CME Group is hiring for Cyber Defense Engineer II, a full-time role based in Bengaluru.

Who can apply: 2–4 yrs exp. Skills: PowerShell, Bash, Python, AV/EDR, TCP/IP, Windows/Linux/macOS.

Hirastra checked that this opening is live. Apply directly through the official posting; applying is always free.

What you'll do

  • Deploy, update and troubleshoot endpoint security agents across Windows, Linux and macOS
  • Assist with enterprise-wide AV/EDR deployments and platform migrations
  • Configure and maintain endpoint security policies, including prevention, device control, exclusions and host firewall rules
  • Find and fix endpoints with unhealthy or non-compliant agents
  • Handle tier 1/2 tickets from the team queue
  • Maintain the team's knowledge base and SOPs

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field, or 2–4 years of equivalent hands-on experience
  • Strong grasp of Windows, macOS and Linux internals, command line and log analysis
  • Basic proficiency in at least two scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Bash, Python)
  • Understanding of networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP and DNS
  • Foundational IT security certification (e.g. CompTIA Security+)
  • Strong communication and analytical problem-solving skills

Skills

  • PowerShell
  • Bash
  • Python
  • AV/EDR
  • TCP/IP
  • Windows/Linux/macOS

"Est." = Hirastra's estimate based on market data, not an official figure.

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