Senior SOAR Engineer: Automate Security Operations

EY; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental coverage

Pension/401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior SOAR Engineer in Palo Alto to design, implement, and optimize security automation and orchestration workflows across multiple security domains. You will integrate SIEM, EDR/XDR, IAM, and cloud security tools while collaborating with SOC, incident response, and threat intelligence teams.

The role emphasizes building scalable automation, developing playbooks, and mentoring junior engineers, with a focus on production-grade reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, MIS or related field with 2-4 years in security automation or SOAR.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated security workflows for SOC operations.
• Integrate security tools, data sources and workflows across enterprise environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to security automation standards.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

JavaScript

REST APIs

SOAR automation

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR

Microsoft Sentinel Automation

Splunk SOAR

Google Chronicle SOAR

Tines

D3 Security

Swimlane

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior SOAR Engineer in Palo Alto to design, implement, and optimize security automation and orchestration workflows across multiple security domains. You will integrate SIEM, EDR/XDR, IAM, and cloud security tools while collaborating with SOC, incident response, and threat intelligence teams.

The role emphasizes building scalable automation, developing playbooks, and mentoring junior engineers, with a focus on production-grade reliability and security.