Act as an internal technical owner for assigned security tooling and backup/disaster recovery platforms Coordinate with third-party providers, including MDR, MSP, auditors, and other security or compliance partners Evaluate and recommend security tools, platform improvements, and process enhancements Serve as the security and compliance reviewer for hardware procurement, partnering with the Senior Network Engineer to evaluate proposed equipment and verify its inclusion on all applicable approved product, compatibility, security, and CMMC compliance lists before purchase approval. Monitor security alerts, logs, and anomalies across systems, endpoints, and supported security platforms Investigate security events and coordinate remediation with internal teams and third-party providers Support threat detection, incident response, and control validation using available monitoring and security tools Administer endpoint protection, antivirus, and related detection technologies.