AI Cybersecurity Specialist

AEP Service Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 88,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

401(k) match

AEP Pension

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

AEP Service Corporation is seeking a senior Security Spec to lead large-scale AI integrations within the security operations center in the United States. You will guide others, design advanced AI-driven detection and response, and mentor analysts while advancing risk-based security practices.

The role focuses on bridging cybersecurity operations with analytics, deploying AI tools, and improving threat visibility across enterprise environments. A SECRET DoD clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree with IT/security experience.
• Military or government IT/security experience is relevant.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and defense in depth.
• Experience with threat detection, incident response, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize AI-enabled SOC capabilities and investigations.
• Develop AI models for alert triage and anomaly detection.
• Implement AI-driven detection and response within SOC tooling.
• Analyze large telemetry for trends and improved detection.
• Collaborate with SOC and data teams to operationalize AI use cases.
• Automate SOC tasks with AI and scripting.
• Create dashboards and metrics to show security improvements.

Skills

IT experience

Security operations

Threat analysis

Military/government experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in IT/security

High School Diploma/GED with 3 years relevant IT security experience

High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant IT system administration/help desk/security

Tools

SIEM platforms

Scripting

Programming

MITRE ATT&CK

MITRE ATLAS

SOAR platforms

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for large-scale security assignments providing direction to other team members. Responsible for gathering, investigating, and analyzing very complex security requirements, processes, and incidents. Leads analysis of security controls assessments (internal and third party) through application security testing, penetration testing or other means to ensure controls effectiveness. Leads the identification and documentation of potential mitigations /remediations and ensures report creation of findings with identified risk response. Responsible for the conceptual design of implementation strategies on assigned security projects/activities. Leads advanced level implementation, support, and/or usage of technical solutions. Leads others in advanced problem solving, decision-making, and functional area knowledge. Mentors and provides functional/technical work direction to team.

Job Description

Responsible for integrating, optimizing, and operationalizing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within the security operations center. This role bridges cybersecurity operations and advanced analytics, leveraging AI-driven tools to enhance threat detection, automate response workflows, and improve overall security posture. The analyst will work closely with SOC analysts, detection engineering, and data teams to ensure AI solutions are effectively deployed, tuned and aligned with real-world security use cases.

What You'll Do

• Design and enhance fusion center capabilities by integrating cross-domain intelligence, improving visibility, and enabling enterprise-wide situational awareness and decision making.
• Develop and deploy AI models to support alert triage, prioritization and anomaly detection.
• Design, implement and maintain AI driven detection and response capabilities within the SOC.
• Analyze large scale security telemetry to identify patterns, threats and opportunities for detection improvement.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts and engineers to identify and implement AI-assisted decision making.
• Integrate AI-driven enrichment and correlation into existing security tooling.
• Automate repetitive SOC tasks using AI and scripting.
• Create dashboard and metrics to measure SOC performance improvements.
• Support development of AI assisted investigation workflows and SOC copilots.
• Apply a creative, analytical mindset to SOC operations, intelligence, and physical/cyber security data, developing new approaches to identify trends, risks, and actionable insights.
• Monitor model performance, reduce false positives/negatives, and continuously improve detection quality.
• Partner with data engineers to ensure proper data ingestion, normalization, and feature engineering.
• Document AI use cases, workflows and operational playbooks.
• Stay current on emerging threats, adversary tactics and advancements in AI for cybersecurity.

Nice‑to‑have

• Advanced experience with machine learning, data science or AI applications in security.
• Ability to analyze threat patterns and assess enterprise impact.
• Hands on experience with SIEM platforms.
• Experience with scripting or programming.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE ATLAS and common adversary tactics and techniques.
• Exposure to SOAR platforms and security automation workflows.
• Experience working with large datasets, log analysis, or telemetry pipelines.
• Strong interpersonal, investigative, and critical thinking skills.
• Adaptable to changing priorities and high-pressure environments.
• Active or eligible for SECRET DoD clearance.

Certifications

• SANS GCIA
• GCIH
• GAIPS
• GASAE
• GOAA CAISP Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer
• AWS Certified Machine Learning
• IBM Certified AI Engineer

What We're Looking For

Security Spec Sr (SG7) Education requirements are listed below:

• Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical)
• High School Diploma/GED with 3 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical); OR graduation from an approved Cybersecurity Program; alternatively may have non-degree qualifications (such as hands‑on demonstrated ability in a technical interview/assessment).

Work Experience requirement listed below:

• 2 or more years of Information Technology related experience; OR 1 or more years of security related experience, which may include military/government work experience in addition to any experience identified above.

Security Spec Prin (SG8) Education requirements are listed below:

• Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical)
• High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical); OR graduation from an approved Cybersecurity Program; alternatively may have non-degree qualifications (such as hands‑on demonstrated ability in a technical interview/assessment).

Work Experience requirement listed below:

• 4 or more years of Information Technology related experience; OR 2 or more years of security related experience, which may include military/government work experience in addition to any experience identified above.

Security Spec Lead (SG9) Education requirements are listed below:

• Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) OR High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical).

Work Experience requirement listed below:

• 7 or more years of Information Technology related experience; OR 5 or more years of security related experience, which may include military/government work experience in addition to any experience identified above.

Security Spec Staff (SG10) Education requirements are listed below:

• Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) OR High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical).

Work Experience requirement listed below:

• 10 or more years of Information Technology related experience OR 8 or more years of security related experience, which may include military/government work experience in addition to any experience identified above.

What You'll Get

• Base salary
• Annual bonus
• Long-term incentive
• 401(k) match
• AEP Pension
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support and enhance the overall well-being of employees.

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade: SP20-009

Compensation Range: $87,633.00 - $177,503.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.

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