SOAR Playbook Engineer

NCC Group; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Holiday Allowance

Medicash & CI Scheme

Pension & Life Assurance

Volunteer Programmes

Green Car Scheme

Cycle to Work

Special Time Off

Family Planning

Job summary

NCC Group is seeking an MXDR SOAR Engineer in Madrid to design, develop, and optimise security automation using Splunk SOAR. The role focuses on playbook engineering, Python development, API integrations, and automated incident response workflows within a global security team.

You will deploy and improve MXDR solutions, engage with stakeholders, and apply best practices across security monitoring, detection engineering and platform integrations.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Splunk SOAR engineering experience.
• Advanced Python development, including REST APIs and JSON handling.
• Production-grade Splunk SOAR playbooks development and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain Splunk SOAR playbooks.
• Develop custom Python automations and API integrations.
• Build enrichment, investigation, containment and remediation workflows.

Skills

Splunk SOAR engineering

Python development

REST APIs

JSON processing

Testing & debugging

SOC operations

Incident response

Customer-facing communication

Tools

Git

Splunk SOAR

SIEM (Splunk ES)

Job description

SOAR Playbook Engineer

Department: Cyber Services and Capabilities

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: ESP Madrid

Description

As an MXDR SOAR Engineer, you design, develop, maintain and optimise security automation solutions using Splunk SOAR and similar automation platforms. Your primary focus is playbook engineering, Python development, API integrations, and automated incident response workflows.

In addition to automation engineering, you are responsible for deploying, maintaining and continuously improving MXDR solutions for our customers. You assess customer requirements, collaborate with stakeholders across technical and business functions, and help ensure their environments remain secure, resilient, and operationally effective.

You act as the technical authority for Splunk SOAR, supporting customers and internal teams by translating operational requirements into scalable automations. Experience with Splunk SOAR is essential.

This role requires a broad combination of engineering, consultancy, and customer-facing skills. A strong technical foundation, excellent communication skills, and a passion for continuous learning are essential. We are looking for someone with experience across MXDR technologies, as well as a solid understanding of security monitoring, detection engineering, incident response, and platform integrations.

As a customer-facing professional, you should be confident engaging with stakeholders at all organisational levels, both remotely and in person. As part of a global organisation, proficiency in written and spoken English is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain Splunk SOAR playbooks.
• Develop custom Python automations and API integrations.
• Build enrichment, investigation, containment and remediation workflows.
• Troubleshoot playbook, connector and integration issues.
• Integrate Splunk SOAR with security, cloud and ITSM platforms.
• Improve automation coverage, reduce analyst effort and lower MTTR.
• Maintain documentation, code repositories and engineering standards.
• Act as the Splunk SOAR SME for customers and internal teams.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong hands-on Splunk SOAR engineering experience.
• Advanced Python development skills including REST APIs, JSON processing, testing and debugging.
• Experience developing and maintaining production Splunk SOAR playbooks.
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Splunk Enterprise Security and notable event workflows.
• Experience using Git and software development best practices.
• Strong understanding of SOC operations and incident response.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and consultancy skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike and SentinelOne integrations is desirable.

Benefits

• Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
• Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
• Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
• Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
• Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
• Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
• Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
• Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.