Security Automation (SOAR) Engineer

AnaVation

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph required.
  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience.
  • Active IAT Level II and CSSP certifications required.
  • Proven experience with SOAR playbook automation and workflow logic.
  • Hands-on expertise with REST API integration and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain incident response playbooks in SOAR platform.
  • Write custom logic using low-code and pro-code scripting languages.
  • Integrate various security tools through APIs and webhooks.
  • Collaborate with SOC team to automate manual triage processes.
  • Use cutting-edge AI models to improve automation processes and code generation.

Benefits

  • Generous cost-sharing for medical insurance for employee and dependents.
  • 100% company-paid dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
  • Full coverage for short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401k plan with an attractive match and immediate vesting.
  • Generous paid leave and holiday package.
Full Job Description
Description of Task to be Performed:

The Security Automation (SOAR) Engineer willbuild, optimize, and scale our automated incident response workflows. You will bridge security operations and software engineering, using modern low-code/pro-code tools and AI to cut response times and strengthen our threat posture.

Core Responsibilities:
  • Playbook Automation: Design, build, and maintain end-to-end incident response playbooks within our SOAR platform.
  • Workflow Logic: Write custom automation logic using a mix of low-code tools and pro-code scripting.
  • Integrations: Connect disparate security tools via REST APIs, webhooks, and event-driven architecture.
  • Incident Response: Partner with the SOC team to translate manual triage steps into reliable, automated actions.
  • AI Integration: Leverage frontier LLMs (such as ChatGPT, Grok, Claude Code, or Codex) to enhance automation intelligence and code generation.

Primary Languages & Technical Stack
  • Query & Data: SQL and GraphQL.
  • Scripting & Development: Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript (at least one required)


Required Qualifications:

  • Clearance: Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph
  • Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience related to specific functional area.
  • Certifications: Active certifications for both IAT Level II (e.g. CompTIA Security+) and Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) Infrastructure Support (e.g. CompTIA Cloud+) by program onboarding date.
  • The following individual certifications cover both certification requirements for this program: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst, CySA+; EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND); GlAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional, GICSP; (ISC)2 System Security Certified Practitioner (SCCP).
  • Hands-on experience and knowledge with the following:
    • SOAR Playbook Automation: Proven experience building security orchestration and automated response workflows.
    • Workflow Logic: Strong grasp of both low-code interface design and pro-code logic handling.
    • API & Architectures: Deep hands-on experience with REST API integration, webhook management, and event-driven systems.
    • Incident Response: Understanding of core security incidents, triage procedures, and playbook design patterns.
    • Frontier LLMs: Familiarity with AI coding tools and LLMs (ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Claude Code, Codex) is a strong plus.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Extensive experience with SOAR Playbook Automation
  • Multiple scripting and development languages
  • Deep understanding of incident response playbook design


Benefits
  • Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
  • 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
  • 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
  • Competitive Pay
  • Generous paid leave and holiday package
  • Tuition and training reimbursement
  • Life and AD&D Insurance

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