Lead cyber security engineer

Dyson Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson is seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Automation Engineer with 5+ years in Security Operations, Security Automation, and cloud security. You will design and maintain automation solutions to enhance threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management while reducing manual effort across the organization.

The role requires scripting, orchestration, API integration, and experience with modern security technologies to protect Dyson's products and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, with 5+ years of experience in Automation Engineering, Cyber Security and Cloud Technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of cybersecurity automation solutions.
• Develop automation frameworks, API integrations, orchestration workflows, and self-service capabilities.
• Automate SOC processes including alert enrichment, triage, investigation, and remediation.
• Integrate Defender, ServiceNow, and third-party security platforms via REST APIs and automation workflows.
• Build and maintain automated response for phishing, malware, and account compromise incidents.
• Implement threat intelligence enrichment and IOC validation to accelerate investigations.
• Automate vulnerability management and cloud security automation for Azure.
• Improve incident response efficiency and reduce MTTR through orchestration and remediation actions.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, security engineers, and stakeholders.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

JSON

YAML

StackStorm

Ansible

ServiceNow

SOAR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

StackStorm

Ansible

ServiceNow

SOAR platforms

Job description

About us

At Dyson, we are not just creating innovative, technology-enabled products; we are also breaking new ground in cybersecurity. Our products are becoming more advanced and interconnected, which means we face a constantly evolving cyber threat landscape. This requires a highly skilled candidate to join our team, with a passion for staying ahead of emerging threats and keeping our products secure. We take a proactive approach to cybersecurity. We do not wait for threats to emerge; we anticipate them and respond with innovative solutions. This means that at Dyson, you will have the opportunity to work with innovative technologies, like artificial intelligence and machine learning, to protect our products and customers. You will be part of a team of cybersecurity experts, utilizing the latest tools and technologies to identify and respond to threats in real-time. You will work closely with our engineering and product teams to ensure that security is integrated into every aspect of our business. Join our team at Dyson, and you will be at the forefront of cybersecurity, working on some of the most innovative and advanced products in the industry. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge, collaborating with a talented team of experts to ensure we are always secure. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and looking for an exciting and challenging role, Dyson is the place for you.

About the role

Lead Automation Engineer Experience 5+ Years Location Bangalore Employment Type Full-Time Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Automation Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Security Operations, Security Automation, SOAR, SIEM integrations, and cloud security technologies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automation solutions that enhance threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security operations efficiency. This role requires strong expertise in scripting, orchestration platforms, API integrations, and modern security technologies to reduce manual effort and improve security posture across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise-wide cybersecurity automation solutions to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and service reliability.
• Develop automation frameworks, API integrations, orchestration workflows, and self-service capabilities to reduce manual effort and streamline security operations.
• Automate SOC processes, including alert enrichment, triage, incident investigation, and remediation, to enhance operational effectiveness and consistency.
• Integrate Microsoft Defender, ServiceNow, and third-party security platforms through REST APIs, custom connectors, and automation workflows.
• Build and maintain automated response mechanisms for phishing, malware, account compromise, insider threats, and other cybersecurity incidents.
• Implement threat intelligence enrichment, IOC validation, and contextual analysis workflows to accelerate investigations and improve threat detection.
• Automate vulnerability management processes, enhancing remediation tracking, risk visibility, and reporting capabilities.
• Develop cloud security automation solutions for Microsoft Azure using Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Automation Runbooks, and related cloud-native services.
• Improve incident response efficiency and reduce Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) through orchestration, automated containment, and remediation actions.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, security engineers, and business stakeholders to identify automation opportunities and optimize security operations.
• Contribute to enterprise cybersecurity automation strategy, architecture design, technology evaluation, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Design, develop, and deploy Agentic AI and intelligent automation solutions, including AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) applications, and autonomous workflows, to enhance incident investigation, knowledge retrieval, decision support, and remediation activities.
• Ensure all automation and AI-driven solutions adhere to Responsible cybersecurity standards, governance requirements, compliance obligations, and organizational security policies.
• Establish automation best practices, coding standards, governance frameworks, and operational metrics to ensure maintainability, reliability, and scalability of automation platforms.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, and YAML.
• Strong hands-on experience with StackStorm, Ansible, ServiceNow, and SOAR platforms.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cybersecurity principles, technologies, and best practices, with hands‑on experience in web security, infrastructure and platform security, identity and access management (IAM), incident response, threat management, and security protocols, including those associated with open-source technologies.
• Strong knowledge on Cloudflare, Burp Suite, Claroty, Delinea, PRISMA - Cloud Security, Qualys, Recorded Future, Microsoft Sentinel, Snowflake, Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Strong knowledge of event-driven architecture, including the integration of traditional applications and data resources.
• Hands‑on experience with Agentic AI, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot Studio, LiteLLM, LangChain, LangGraph, RAG architectures, AI Search, Vector Databases, Prompt Engineering, and AI Agent orchestration frameworks is highly desirable.

Qualifications

Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, with 5+ years of experience in Automation Engineering, Cyber Security and Cloud Technologies

Preferred Certifications

Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISM, ITIL, Red Hat Ansible Automation, AWS Security Specialty, and other industry‑recognised cloud, security, automation, or AI certifications.

Equal Opportunity

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.

At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start‑up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.