Senior Automation & Cybersecurity Engineer

Plano, TX, US • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago
Full Time
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Skills

  • Japanese
  • Design Of Experiments
  • English
  • Management
  • Decision Support
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Software Engineering
  • Analytical Skill
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Problem Solving
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Mentorship
  • Security Controls
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Python
  • Windows PowerShell
  • Cloud Computing
  • SIEM
  • Incident Management
  • Security Operations
  • Documentation
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Workflow
  • Orchestration
  • System On A Chip
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Microsoft
  • Cyber Security
  • Microsoft Azure

Summary

Job Details
Job Title: Senior Automation & Cybersecurity Engineer
Client: Japanese IT Company
Working Location: Plano TX
Working Style: W-2 (No C2C)
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: DOE
Visa Support: NO
Working Hours: Business Hours (CT)
Language: English

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain security automation across SIEM/SOAR platforms to streamline alert enrichment, correlation, incident response, and case management.
  • Develop automation and integrations using Python, PowerShell, APIs, and cloud-native technologies with production-quality monitoring, documentation, and error handling.
  • Collaborate with SOC analysts, detection engineers, and incident responders to automate repetitive tasks, improve detection quality, and reduce false positives.
  • Design and implement AI-assisted and agentic security workflows for investigation, enrichment, summarization, and decision support while ensuring human oversight and governance.
  • Partner with security, infrastructure, compliance, and platform teams to establish automation standards, perform code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
  • Continuously improve SOC operational efficiency by identifying opportunities to automate manual processes and enhance incident response capabilities.
  • Evaluate and implement emerging AI and automation technologies to strengthen security operations.

The Right Candidate Will Possess
  • 6-9 years of cybersecurity engineering experience, including hands-on experience with security automation and SOC engineering.
  • Strong software engineering mindset with the ability to build scalable, reliable, and maintainable automation solutions.
  • Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional security and infrastructure teams.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to improve operational efficiency through automation.
  • Strong communication, documentation, and mentoring abilities.
  • Interest in leveraging AI technologies to modernize security operations while maintaining appropriate governance and security controls.

Required Qualifications & Skills
  • 6-9 years of cybersecurity engineering experience, including 3-4 years in security automation, SIEM/SOAR development, or SOC engineering.
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.
  • Strong proficiency with Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, cloud automation, and integration development.
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise SIEM/SOAR platforms, preferably Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Experience with Microsoft Defender XDR, Azure Logic Apps, or similar Microsoft security technologies.
  • Solid understanding of threat detection, logging pipelines, incident response workflows, alert tuning, and security operations metrics.
  • Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Tines for SOC automation and workflow orchestration.
  • Experience building Agentic SOC solutions using AI/LLM technologies.
  • Knowledge of Detection-as-Code, CI/CD pipelines, MITRE ATT&CK, ASIM, Sigma Rules, or observability platforms.
  • Experience with AI/ML-assisted security tools, prompt engineering, and intelligent agents.
  • Relevant certifications such as:
    • Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect
    • Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate
    • GIAC Security Automation Certification
No C2C: We do not accept Corp-to-Corp (C2C) arrangements for this position.
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  • Dice Id: 91130525
  • Position Id: e5accfc24ffa1eb4904a7d9a97e0eb17
  • Posted 8 hours ago
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