Cyber Defense Engineer: AI & Threat Hunting

rollsroyce; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking an Advanced Cyber Unit Analyst with a strong background in security operations, threat hunting, and incident response. You’ll operate within the CIRT, triaging escalations from the SOC, and also perform proactive threat hunting and red teaming when idle.

The role blends security engineering with hands-on investigations. The position emphasizes building automation, SOAR playbooks, and AI-enabled security tooling, complemented by collaboration with engineering, IT, and legal

Qualifications

• Associate's or higher in cyber security, CS or technology with 4+ years in security operations or related roles.
• Alternatively, a Master’s or PhD with relevant security experience may be considered.
• You must be a US citizen to be eligible.

Responsibilities

• Serve as core CIRT member, triage, contain, eradicate, recover, and review incidents.
• Lead major incident responses and develop MITRE ATT&CK/NIST-aligned playbooks.
• Perform threat hunting and red team exercises to test detections.
• Develop automation, SOAR playbooks, and integrations across security stack.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Automation scripting

AI/ML security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security/CS/Technology

Associate's degree in Cyber Security/CS/Technology

Master's degree in Cyber Security/CS/Technology

PhD degree

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel

QRadar

Elastic

Defender for Endpoint

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

Job description

Rolls-Royce is seeking an Advanced Cyber Unit Analyst with a strong background in security operations, threat hunting, and incident response. You’ll operate within the CIRT, triaging escalations from the SOC, and also perform proactive threat hunting and red teaming when idle.

The role blends security engineering with hands-on investigations. The position emphasizes building automation, SOAR playbooks, and AI-enabled security tooling, complemented by collaboration with engineering, IT, and legal