Sr. Specialist, Platform Engineering Lead – Cybersecurity Automation & AI (Remote)

Merck; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Platform Engineering Lead to spearhead automation across cybersecurity technologies. This role focuses on integrating various platforms like Microsoft Defender and ServiceNow to create seamless workflows. You'll collaborate with diverse teams to tackle enterprise challenges, ensuring that automation delivers impactful results. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will drive significant improvements in security processes, making a real difference in the company's cybersecurity posture. If you're passionate about technology and automation, this is the perfect opportunity for you to shine.

Benefits

Health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Sick leave

Bonus eligibility

Long-term incentives

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security engineering or automation architecture.
• Strong knowledge of security tooling and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cross-platform cybersecurity automation workflows.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure effective automation solutions.

Skills

Security Engineering

Platform Integration

Automation Architecture

APIs

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Defender XDR

Sentinel

ServiceNow

ADX

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a solution-oriented Platform Engineering Lead to drive automation and orchestration across the cybersecurity technology stack. This is a horizontal leadership role inside the Automation & AI team, focused on solving enterprise-scale problems by leveraging capabilities across the tools—not owning them.

Job Description:

As the Platform Engineering Lead, you will coordinate and deliver automation solutions that operate across Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel, ServiceNow, and other enterprise platforms. You won’t own these tools, but you will deeply understand their automation potential, how to orchestrate actions between them, and how to engineer intelligent workflows that drive impact.

Your role is to translate enterprise challenges into end-to-end solutions, regardless of platform. You will collaborate with engineers, analysts, and domain owners to identify integration points, reduce friction, and ensure that automation delivers measurable outcomes at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and lead implementation of cross-platform cybersecurity automation workflows.

• Translate strategic needs into executable solutions using the most appropriate mix of tools.

• Orchestrate telemetry ingestion, workflow triggers, enrichment, and response logic.

• Work hands-on with tools like Sentinel, Defender XDR, ServiceNow, and ADX—but without owning them.

• Guide standards for how automation interacts with ITSM, detection engines, identity systems, and risk scoring frameworks.

• Serve as lead integrator between the Automation & AI team and the broader cybersecurity stack.

• Ensure governance, safety controls, and enterprise readiness of all automation pipelines.

• Collaborate with the AI Lead to ensure insights are engineered into secure, responsive systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in security engineering, platform integration, or automation architecture.

• Strong working knowledge of security tooling and APIs (ServiceNow, Defender XDR, Sentinel, etc.).

• Experience designing automations across multiple platforms using scripting, APIs, and orchestration tools.

• Ability to drive results without owning tools—must operate cross-functionally in a federated environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with ITSM workflows, CMDB, detection logic, and risk-based prioritization.

• Experience leading technical projects with high-impact outcomes across large organizations.

• Strong communicator who can clearly document workflows, governance decisions, and integration logic.

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Expected US salary range:

$114,700.00 - $180,500.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

05/8/2025

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Requisition ID:R346745