Cyber Defense Lead: AI & Threat Hunting

Rolls-Royce Corporation; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Corporation seeks an Advanced Cyber Unit Analyst – AI Specialist in Indianapolis, IN. The role blends security operations with engineering, joining our CIRT to triage escalations, hunt threats, and build proactive tooling.

The position emphasizes AI/ML-enabled security, guardrails, and collaboration with engineering to secure AI pipelines. You’ll work on incident response, threat hunting, automation, and red team activities, requiring strong SIEM/EDR experience and a US‑citizenship

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in cyber security, CS, or technology with relevant experience.
• US citizenship is required for consideration.
• Hands-on SIEM/EDR experience and incident response background.

Responsibilities

• Incident Response & CIRT operations across full lifecycle.
• Threat hunting and red team exercises to test coverage.
• Security automation and SOAR playbooks for efficient triage.
• AI/ML integration to prioritize alerts and detect anomalies.

Skills

Python scripting

Threat hunting

Incident response

Red team exercises

AI/ML security

Education

Associate’s Degree in Cyber Security or CS

Bachelor’s Degree in Cyber Security or CS

Master’s/PhD in relevant field

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel

QRadar

Elastic

Defender for Endpoint

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

Job description

Rolls-Royce Corporation seeks an Advanced Cyber Unit Analyst – AI Specialist in Indianapolis, IN. The role blends security operations with engineering, joining our CIRT to triage escalations, hunt threats, and build proactive tooling.

The position emphasizes AI/ML-enabled security, guardrails, and collaboration with engineering to secure AI pipelines. You’ll work on incident response, threat hunting, automation, and red team activities, requiring strong SIEM/EDR experience and a US‑citizenship