GuidePoint Security
Cybersecurity
SeniorSecurityAutomationEngineer(SOAR)
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“Senior Security Automation Engineer (SOAR) at GuidePoint Security. Skills: Security Automation, SOAR, Python Scripting, API Integration. Triage security alerts. Escalate security incidents”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
Some travel may be required, On-site may be required for Federal positions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years in security operations, 3+ years designing security automation, Hands-on SOAR/automation experience, Integrate systems via REST APIs, Scripting ability, primarily Python, Working knowledge of SIEM, EDR/XDR, Working knowledge of ticketing systems, Working knowledge of threat intelligence, Working knowledge of email security, Decompose manual process into automation
Nice to Have
Familiarity using LLMs, AI assisted coding tools, Cloud experience (AWS or Azure), Cloud native security tooling, Prior consulting delivery experience, Prior professional services experience, Prior MSSP environment experience, Detection engineering exposure, Detections-as-code (DaC) exposure, Sigma exposure, Version control practices, Automation-as-code practices, Git or similar repo controls
What You'll Do.
Triage security alerts
Escalate security incidents
Manage security cases
Design automation workflows
Build automation workflows
Integrate security systems
Write custom Python logic
Transform data with Python
Handle data within workflows
Decompose manual processes
Implement error handling
Implement conditional logic
Implement secure runs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams
Full Job Description
GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U. S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk. Required Qualifications 5+ years in security operations with a working understanding of how a SOC functions end to end (alert triage, escalation, incident response, case management) 3+ years specifically designing and building security automation/orchestration workflows Hands-on experience on at least one SOAR/automation platform; Tines, Torq, or Cortex XSOAR preferred Proficiency integrating security and IT systems via REST APIs, webhooks, and JSON Scripting ability, primarily Python, for custom logic, data transforms, and handling within automated workflows Working knowledge of the tooling categories automations connect to: SIEM, EDR/XDR, ticketing (ServiceNow, Jira), threat intelligence, and email security Ability to decompose a manual security process into a reliable automated workflow, including error handling, conditional logic, and secure runs Preferred Qualifications Familiarity using LLMs in a development and automation context, including AI assisted or agentic coding tools such as Claude Code or Codex; exposure to MCP based integrations is a plus Ability to independently scope automation requirements with clients and translate them into a build plan Platform or vendor certifications: Tines, Torq, Cortex XSOAR; or SIEM/EDR certs (such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike) Cloud experience (AWS or Azure) and familiarity with cloud native security tooling Prior delivery experience in a consulting, professional services, or MSSP environment Detection engineering exposure in areas such as detections-as-code (
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