Security Automation Engineer: Detection & Response

Energy Jobline ZR; Daleville (MS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base Pay Plus Bonuses

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401k

Health Savings and Flexible Spending

Vacation/Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Benefits

Job summary

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Cybersecurity Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain automation capabilities that enhance security operations. The role focuses on reducing manual effort by automating detection, response, validation, and operational workflows across security tools and platforms.

You will design, develop, and maintain automation workflows using SOAR platforms and scripting, build integrations between SIEM/EDR/IAM and cloud services, and automate tasks like alert

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Over five (5) years of experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, automation, or DevSecOps roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation workflows using SOAR platforms and scripting (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.

Skills

Automation design

Threat detection

Collaboration

On-call experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

SOAR platforms

Python

PowerShell

SIEM

EDR

IAM

Job description

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Cybersecurity Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain automation capabilities that enhance security operations. The role focuses on reducing manual effort by automating detection, response, validation, and operational workflows across security tools and platforms.

You will design, develop, and maintain automation workflows using SOAR platforms and scripting, build integrations between SIEM/EDR/IAM and cloud services, and automate tasks like alert