AI CyberOps Engineering Co-Op

Security Risk Advisors Intl.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Professional training programs

Best Place to Work culture

Job summary

Security Risks Advisors is seeking an AI CyberOps Engineering Co-Op to support AI-enabled SOC transformations. This role emphasizes engineering tools and integration work, with no direct client-facing duties.

The ideal candidate will strengthen Python skills, integrate APIs, and contribute to secure, maintainable solutions on the SCALR AI platform. Collaboration with Level 2/3 leads and workshops is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development experience.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and SaaS platforms.
• Familiarity with AI application development and orchestration.
• Understanding of secure coding practices.
• Ability to implement solutions from technical specs with limited ambiguity.
• Proficient in documenting technical work and testing.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-enabled tools and workflows per specs.
• Develop Python-based integrations with APIs and MCP servers.
• Implement features on the SCALR AI platform for SOC use cases.
• Create AI agents and multi-agent workflows for security ops.
• Write reusable code, connectors, and components.

Skills

Python development

REST APIs integration

AI engineering concepts

SOC knowledge

Documentation skills

Testing & QA

Education

Pursuing or completed degree in CS/Engineering (Co-Op)

Tools

MCP servers

Azure services

Job description

SRA’s mission is to level up every day to protect our clients and their customers. This begins with our team members and their experience. SRA prides itself on maintaining a culture where team members have a shared sense of support and belonging, consistent with our It’s Personal company value. At SRA, we prioritize transparent career pathing, varied DEI programming and community groups, competitive benefits including mental health support, and an emphasis on a sustainable, healthy, and engaging work culture. SRA has twice been named a Best Place to Work by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

These Essential Functions, Requirements, and Skills are guidelines. If you are a candidate who does not meet this exact job description but can demonstrate excellent organization, attention to detail, professionalism, flexibility, and self-direction in your professional background, we hope you apply. SRA values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages people of all backgrounds to apply.

Summary/Objective

Security Risks Advisors is seeking an AI CyberOps Engineering Co-Op to support the delivery of AI-enabled SOC transformation engagements. This role is primarily an engineering role to help aid in developing tools and designing solutions for business problems. There are no direct client-facing responsibilities.

This position will be expected to actively participate in client workshops, contribute technical insight, capture requirements, and help shape practical implementation strategies. Once opportunities are identified, this role will own delivery management for the resulting workstreams.

This role is best suited for a candidate with strong Python skills, experience integrating APIs and external systems, and interest in applying AI engineering practices to real-world security operations problems. The ideal candidate will help build agents, automations, and integration workflows within the SCALR AI platform, with a strong emphasis on secure coding, testing, and maintainability. An ideal candidate combines hands-on SOC knowledge with AI engineering understanding, but SOC knowledge is not a requirement.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Engineering & Build Execution

• Build AI-enabled tools, integrations, and workflow components based on specifications provided by Level 2 and Level 3 team members.
• Develop Python-based integrations with third-party applications, APIs, and MCP servers.
• Implement functionality within the scalr AI platform to support SOC use cases and internal solution delivery.
• Build and maintain AI agents and multi-agent workflows designed to automate or assist security operations tasks.
• Develop reusable code, connectors, components, and implementation patterns to support multiple client use cases.

Workflow & Automation Development

• Implement automation logic for SOC-related use cases such as enrichment, investigation support, summarization, workflow routing, and orchestration.
• Support hybrid workflows that combine deterministic logic with AI-driven reasoning.
• Follow provided technical specifications and clarify requirements with Level 2 delivery leads when needed.
• Assist with tuning and refinement of prompts, agent instructions, tool connections, and workflow behavior.

Testing, Security & Reliability

• Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and other validation mechanisms.
• Apply secure coding practices throughout development.
• Ensure solutions are reliable, observable, and supportable.
• Troubleshoot technical issues, integration failures, permission issues, and workflow defects.
• Support code review, documentation, and release readiness processes.

Internal Collaboration

• Work closely with Level 2 implementation leads to understand requirements, priorities, and delivery timelines.
• Participate in internal design reviews and technical working sessions.
• Document technical implementation details, assumptions, dependencies, and support considerations.
• Contribute to internal libraries, templates, and engineering standards for AI tool development.

Supervisory Responsibility

Not Applicable.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment, and all co-ops are expected to work in the office every day. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. This is a largely sedentary role.

Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply and email [e-mail] with any questions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable disabled individuals to perform the essential functions of this role.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5pm. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Not Applicable.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• Punctuality and timely attendance to external client and internal stakeholder needs.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python development.
• Experience integrating with REST APIs, third-party SaaS platforms, or enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with modern AI application development concepts, including agents, tool use, prompt design, and workflow orchestration.
• Understanding of secure coding practices and software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience writing tests and validating functionality in development workflows.
• Familiarity with Azure services, authentication, and permissions concepts.
• Ability to work from technical specifications and implement solutions with limited ambiguity.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written technical documentation skills.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills

• Residence in Eastern time zone preferred.
• Familiarity with SOC tooling or security operations workflows.
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, ticketing systems, case management platforms, or investigation tooling.
• Experience integrating MCP servers or similar tool-serving frameworks.
• Experience with multi-agent systems or orchestration frameworks.
• Familiarity with enterprise identity, secrets management, and API authentication patterns.
• Exposure to the scalr AI platform or similar AI engineering platforms.
• Experience contributing to reusable internal engineering frameworks or accelerators.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

Security Risk Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at SRA are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or any similar category protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Work with Experts: Robust internal training program, plus Company-paid external training. SRA recognizes the value of professional development for employees. Therefore, we encourage our employees to pursue continuing education and role-specific training.

Corps Training Program: Our SRA Corps training program is a six-week experience for new hires that begins with one week of orientation at our Philadelphia headquarters. Whether new hires are interns, co-ops or full-time consultants, SRA Corps members meet our founders, learn our values, and experience a day in the life of a cybersecurity consultant. Following orientation, Corps members return to their home office and participate in trainings such as Consulting 101, Enterprise Networks, Cloud Security, and more. Our leaders provide hands-on offensive, defensive, and frameworks bootcamps.

Mental Health Services: SRA has partnered with BetterHelp to provide SRA employees with free mental health support. BetterHelp connects individuals with licensed therapists for chat, video, and phone sessions.

Hourly Pay Rate: $30.00 USD