Security Engineer III - Advanced Detection & Automation

Novo Nordisk A/S; Plainsboro Township, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S in Plainsboro, NJ, is seeking a senior security analytics engineer within the Detection Analytics & Orchestration function. You will design, build, and operate advanced detection, telemetry, SOAR, and AI-enabled workflows to improve detection quality and reduce mean time to resolve incidents.

The role collaborates with architects, engineers, and incident responders across the Cyber Defense Center, leveraging platforms like Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Splunk, Cribl, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience with security monitoring, log management, orchestration, or related technologies is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve stakeholder satisfaction.
• Design and engineer detections and analytics beyond standard vendor content.
• Build and maintain SOAR playbooks and orchestration workflows.
• Develop AI-enabled security workflows for detection, enrichment, investigation, and analyst productivity.
• Translate requirements into practical analytics, telemetry, and automation designs.

Skills

Technical leadership

Scripting and APIs

Communication

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft

Splunk

Cribl

ServiceNow

AWS

Azure

Job description

Novo Nordisk A/S in Plainsboro, NJ, is seeking a senior security analytics engineer within the Detection Analytics & Orchestration function. You will design, build, and operate advanced detection, telemetry, SOAR, and AI-enabled workflows to improve detection quality and reduce mean time to resolve incidents.

The role collaborates with architects, engineers, and incident responders across the Cyber Defense Center, leveraging platforms like Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Splunk, Cribl, and