XSOAR Engineer - Assistant Manager (Mumbai)

Embark; Thane; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Embark is seeking a seasoned Security Automation Specialist to develop, maintain, and enhance automated playbooks in SOAR platforms, primarily XSOAR, to streamline incident response workflows in Mumbai.

You will design, implement and manage custom SIEM content, integrate with tools, and work with security analysts to automate detection, triage, and remediation while documenting logic and SOPs.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in developing and optimizing automation playbooks in SOAR platforms.
• Deep understanding of incident response, threat intel, network security, and vulnerability management.
• Experience integrating playbooks with SIEMs, firewalls, TIPs, EPPs, and ticketing systems.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python/JavaScript/PowerShell) for playbooks.
• Location: Mumbai; Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated playbooks in SOAR platforms to streamline incident response workflows.
• Design and implement custom SIEM content to support security monitoring and threat detection.
• Collaborate with analysts to automate detection, triage, investigation, and remediation of incidents.
• Integrate playbooks with security tools to improve SOC efficiency and response times.
• Test, troubleshoot, and optimize playbooks for performance and scalability.

Skills

SOAR playbooks development

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Automation scripting (Python/JS/Power

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS or InfoSec

Tools

Palo Alto XSOAR

SIEM

Firewall

Endpoint protection

Ticketing systems

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated playbooks in SOAR platforms to streamline and improve incident response workflows.
• Proactive SIEM Content Management Specialist to join our security operations team. The ideal candida
• Will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing custom SIEM content that supports the organization's security monitoring and threat detection capabilities.
• Ensuring that our SIEM system is optimized to detect, analyze, and respond to potential security threats effectively and efficiently.

Requirements

• 4-7 years of experience into Develop and optimize automation playbooks within SOAR platforms (preferably Palo Alto XSOAR/XSIAM).
• Deep understanding of security concepts, including incident response, threat intelligence, network security, and vulnerability management.
• Utilize SOAR platforms to automate security processes and response activities.
• Collaborate with security analysts and incident responders to design playbooks that automate and orchestrate the detection, triage, investigation, and remediation of security incidents.
• Integrate playbooks with a variety of security tools such as SIEMs, firewalls, threat intelligence platforms, endpoint protection tools, and ticketing systems to improve the efficiency of the security operations center
• Test playbooks to ensure they are working as expected, troubleshoot issues, and optimize them for performance and scalability.
• Document playbook logic, workflows, and integrations to ensure that they are understandable and maintainable by other team members.
• Work closely with security engineers, analysts, and IT teams to align playbook development with security operations needs and organizational goals.
• Provide technical expertise in the configuration and optimization of SOAR tools.
• Assist in the evaluation and selection of SOAR technologies based on organizational needs.
• Document and maintain standard operating procedures for SOAR processes and playbooks.
• Experience with Cortex XSOAR (preferred) or other security orchestration platforms.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and continuously optimize automation processes.
• Knowledge of scripting and automation (Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, etc.) for building playbooks and integrations.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• Location: Mumbai