Sr. Security Software Engineer - Security Operations

General Motors; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Security Software Engineer to design and lead secure, scalable integration services connecting our cyber ecosystem (SIEM, EDR, IAM, SSPM, CSPM, ITSM) and enabling AI-driven detections and responses.

You will mentor developers, drive architecture for critical services, and collaborate across SecOps, SOC, Platform, and Data teams to deliver measurable security outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in software security engineering; advanced proficiency in modern programming languages.
• Expert in API development, microservices, event streaming, and idempotent integration patterns.
• Experience deploying software using CI/CD pipeline and automated delivery practices.
• Hands‑on with security tooling integrations (e.g., SIEM, EDR, SSPM).
• Proven AI integration experience: LLM agents, embeddings, vector databases, RAG, prompt engineering.
• Cloud proficiency (Azure/AWS/GCP) and IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM/CloudFormation).
• Data engineering fluency: ETL/ELT, schema design, normalization/enrichment; formats (JSON, YAML, syslog, STIX/TAXII).
• Excellent cross‑functional communication; ability to lead small teams through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture & delivery for complex integration services (APIs, microservices, event-driven workflows) with production SLIs/SLOs.
• Build AI-driven workflows (RAG, summarization, classification, agents) that augment investigations, triage, and orchestration.
• Create reusable connectors bridging SIEM/EDR/IAM/SSPM/ITDR/ITSM and cloud telemetry with robust error handling, retries, and DLQs.
• Implement security automation (SOAR-like playbooks) that enrich alerts and trigger deterministic + AI-assisted responses.
• Harden and observe services with CI/CD, automated testing, performance profiling, metrics, and incident runbooks.
• Mentor engineers and lead technical design reviews, coding standards, and reference implementations.
• Translate requirements into clear epics/roadmaps; align stakeholders and deliver on time with quality.

Skills

Software security engineering

APIs & microservices

Event streaming

CI/CD pipelines

Security tooling integrations

AI integration

Cloud platforms

IaC

Data engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SSPM

Cloud telemetry connectors

LLM tooling

Job description

Job Description

The Role

GM’s Cybersecurity Team safeguards the company’s global information assets, networks, and infrastructure. Our mission is to proactively defend GM against evolving cyber threats through strategic leadership, technical excellence, and innovative risk management. We seek cybersecurity professionals with advanced expertise, capable of driving enterprise security initiatives and influencing organizational resilience.

As a Senior Security Software Engineer, you will design, lead, and deliver secure, scalable integration services that connect our cyber ecosystem (SIEM, EDR, IAM, SSPM, CSPM, ITSM, cloud) and activate AI/LLM capabilities to accelerate detection, response, and risk management. You will drive architecture for critical services, mentor developers, and partner across SecOps, SOC, Platform, and Data teams to ship measurable outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Own architecture & delivery for complex integration services (APIs, microservices, event-driven workflows) with production SLIs/SLOs.
• Build AI-driven workflows (RAG, summarization, classification, agents) that augment investigations, triage, and orchestration.
• Create reusable connectors bridging SIEM/EDR/IAM/SSPM/ITDR/ITSM and cloud telemetry with robust error handling, retries, and DLQs.
• Implement security automation (SOAR-like playbooks) that enrich alerts and trigger deterministic + AI-assisted responses.
• Harden and observe services with CI/CD, automated testing, performance profiling, metrics, and incident runbooks.
• Mentor engineers and lead technical design reviews, coding standards, and reference implementations.
• Translate requirements into clear epics/roadmaps; align stakeholders and deliver on time with quality.

**Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)**

• 5-7 years in software security engineering; advanced proficiency in modern programming language s.
• Expert in API development, microservices, event streaming , and idempotent integration patterns.
• Experience deploying software using any modern CI/CD pipeline and automated delivery practices.
• Hands‑on with security tooling integrations (e.g., SIEM, EDR, SSPM ).
• Proven AI integration experience : LLM agents, embeddings, vector databases, RAG, prompt engineering.
• Cloud proficiency ( Azure/AWS/GCP ) and IaC ( Terraform/Bicep/ARM/CloudFormation ).
• Data engineering fluency : ETL/ELT , schema design, normalization/enrichment; formats ( JSON, YAML, syslog, STIX/TAXII ).
• Excellent cross‑functional communication; ability to lead small teams through delivery.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience extending vendor SDKs/plugins ; contributions to open‑source ( security/AI ).
• Security data modelling ( MITRE ATT&CK mappings, entity graphs ) and knowledge stores.
• Familiarity with Semantic Kernel/LangChain , feature engineering, or lightweight MLOps.
  GM does not provide immigration‑related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1‑B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J‑1, etc).This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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