▶︎ Job Details ・Job Title: Senior Automation & Cybersecurity Engineer ・Client: Japanese IT Company ・Working Location: Plano TX ・Employment Type : Contract W-2 （No C2C） ・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.