Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: AI-Driven SOC Processes

T-Mobile; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock grant

Employee stock purchase plan

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

T-Mobile seeks a security leader to optimize the Threat Response Organization and SOC efficiency by driving AI-enabled automation and process improvements. You will design scalable threat response workflows, manage cross-functional projects, and ensure data-driven decision making across cybersecurity and business units.

The role emphasizes hands-on automation, use case governance, and strategic alignment with organizational goals while delivering measurable improvements in incident response

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 5+ years of related work experience.
• Experience designing threat response processes and automating security workflows.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional solution design teams and manage technical projects.
• Hands-on automation with SOAR and scripting (Python, APIs).
• Experience translating security findings into data-driven decisions and reports.

Responsibilities

• Designs, improves, and documents threat response processes, and trains and upskills the team on new processes, automation, and AI to increase efficiency and speed for the SOC and incident response teams
• Governs automation and AI adoption across threat response, including use case review, de-duplication, and strategic alignment
• Partners with teams across cybersecurity and other areas of the business to deliver these solutions and align them with organizational goals and priorities
• Leads projects and new initiatives that advance the capabilities of the Threat Response Organization
• Builds and integrates automation and AI, including SOAR and modern AI tooling, into response workflows to reduce manual effort
• Develops data, reporting, and visibility that drive decision making and surface opportunities for new initiatives
• Participates in other duties or projects as assigned by business management as needed

Skills

AI

Cybersecurity

Security Automation

Security Engineering

Threat Modeling

Data Analytics

Process Design & Improvement

Stakeholder Management

Security Incident Management

Security Technologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Advanced degree (MS/PhD)

4-7 years experience with security software / business process design

4-7 years experience in technical project management

3-5 years hands-on automation with SOAR / scripting (Python, APIs)

2-4 years experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel)

1-3 years hands-on AI tool experience in security workflows

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Python

APIs

SOAR

Job description

T-Mobile seeks a security leader to optimize the Threat Response Organization and SOC efficiency by driving AI-enabled automation and process improvements. You will design scalable threat response workflows, manage cross-functional projects, and ensure data-driven decision making across cybersecurity and business units.

The role emphasizes hands-on automation, use case governance, and strategic alignment with organizational goals while delivering measurable improvements in incident response