Senior Cybersecurity Engineer — Automation & Cloud Security

your Jared; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Certification support

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Defianx is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and optimize security across hybrid environments. You will lead security tool integration, automation workflows, and incident response activities while aligning with enterprise security standards.

The role requires strong scripting, cloud and on‑premises experience, and collaboration with SOC, network, and dev teams. A minimum of 5 years in cybersecurity engineering is expected, with security certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering or equivalent.
• Experience designing and implementing API-based integrations and automation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize cybersecurity technologies across enterprise environments.
• Lead security tool integration and automation initiatives.
• Support incident response activities and continuous improvement of the security program.
• Collaborate with SOC, network, cloud, and development teams.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Automation

Scripting

Python

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

JSON

XML

Incident response

Security architecture

Cloud security

Endpoint security

IAM

SIEM

SOAR

Vulnerability management

API integrations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

Vulnerability management tools

Cloud security services

Job description

Defianx is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and optimize security across hybrid environments. You will lead security tool integration, automation workflows, and incident response activities while aligning with enterprise security standards.

The role requires strong scripting, cloud and on‑premises experience, and collaboration with SOC, network, and dev teams. A minimum of 5 years in cybersecurity engineering is expected, with security certifications preferred.