Cybersecurity Automation Engineer: Accelerate Detection

First-Merchants-Bank; Daleville (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401k

Health Savings and Flexible Spending

Vacation/Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Benefits

Job summary

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Cybersecurity Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain automation across security operations. You will develop playbooks, automate detection and response, and integrate SIEM, EDR, IAM, and cloud platforms to reduce manual effort.

You will also partner with the Fusion Center to automate workflows for fraud and account compromise, identifying opportunities across cyber, fraud, and identity domains. This role includes on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 5+ years in cybersecurity, security engineering, automation, or DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation workflows using SOAR platforms and scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Build integrations between security tools (SIEM, EDR, IAM, ticketing systems, cloud platforms).
• Automate repetitive security tasks such as alert triage, enrichment, containment, and reporting.
• Develop reusable automation playbooks and standardized workflows.
• Partner with the Fusion Center to automate detection, triage, and response workflows related to fraud, account compromise, and anomalous activity.
• Identify and prioritize automation opportunities across cybersecurity, fraud, and identity workflows.
• Improve response speed and consistency through automated containment and decision support.
• Reduce analyst workload by automating enrichment, correlation, and initial investigation steps.
• Implement automation to continuously validate the effectiveness of security controls across cyber, fraud, and identity domains.
• Enable continuous feedback loops that improve detection accuracy and response outcomes.
• Participation in Cybersecurity Operations on-call program.

Skills

Automation

SOAR platforms

Python

PowerShell

Security operations

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IAM

ticketing systems

cloud platforms

Job description

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Cybersecurity Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain automation across security operations. You will develop playbooks, automate detection and response, and integrate SIEM, EDR, IAM, and cloud platforms to reduce manual effort.

You will also partner with the Fusion Center to automate workflows for fraud and account compromise, identifying opportunities across cyber, fraud, and identity domains. This role includes on-call rotations.