SOAR Engineering Lead: Automation for Threat Response

EY; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 145,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off

Job summary

EY is seeking a SOAR Engineering Manager to lead design, delivery, and optimization of security automation solutions. You will guide complex SOAR initiatives, coordinating with security operations, incident response, and engineering teams to drive measurable value from cybersecurity investments.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, client advisory, delivery management, and team development in a dynamic consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 6-10 years of relevant experience in security automation or SOAR engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SOAR and security automation engagements from discovery to operational transition.
• Advise on automation strategy, operating models, governance, and roadmaps.
• Own solution architecture and delivery quality for enterprise SOAR implementations.
• Direct design and development of playbooks for incident triage, enrichment, and remediation.
• Oversee integrations across SIEM, EDR/XDR, IAM, cloud security, and ticketing platforms.
• Provide technical oversight for custom integrations and cloud-native automation capabilities.

Skills

Security automation

SOAR engineering

Team leadership

Python scripting

REST APIs

SOC processes

Enterprise integrations

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR

Microsoft Sentinel Automation

Splunk SOAR

Google Security Operations

Tines

D3 Security

Swimlane

Job description

EY is seeking a SOAR Engineering Manager to lead design, delivery, and optimization of security automation solutions. You will guide complex SOAR initiatives, coordinating with security operations, incident response, and engineering teams to drive measurable value from cybersecurity investments.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, client advisory, delivery management, and team development in a dynamic consulting environment.