Automation / SOAR Engineer

Hybrid 2 Days Onsite/3 Days Remote in Washington, DC

Our client seeks an Automation / SOAR Engineer to design, develop, and implement automation solutions within a federal cybersecurity operations environment. The role focuses on building SOAR playbooks, automating incident response workflows, and integrating security tools to improve detection and response efficiency. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in SOC environments with scripting, systems integration, and process optimization.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance

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Rate: $75.00 to $80.00/hr.

w2Responsibiliti

• esDesign, develop, and maintain SOAR playbooks and automation workflow
• s.Automate incident response processes including alert triage, enrichment, and remediation action
• s.Integrate SOAR platforms with SIEM, ticketing, EDR/XDR, and cloud security tool
• s.Develop scripts to support automation and tool integration using languages such as Python or PowerShel
• l.Enhance and streamline security operations processes through automatio
• n.Collaborate with SOC analysts, engineers, and incident response teams to identify automation opportunitie
• s.Support alert enrichment, correlation, and response orchestration across security tool
• s.Maintain and optimize automation pipelines to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effor
• t.Document playbooks, workflows, and automation procedure
• s.Support reporting and metrics related to automation effectiveness and SOC performanc

e.Experience Requiremen

• ts5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, automation engineering, or SOC environment
• s.Hands-on experience with SOAR playbook development or automation engineerin
• g.Experience with incident response workflow automatio
• n.Integration experience with SIEM, ticketing, EDR/XDR, or cloud security tool
• s.Scripting or automation using Python, PowerShell, or simila
• r.Security process improvement experienc
• e.Strong understanding of SOC workflows and the incident response lifecycl
• e.Experience working in 24x7 cybersecurity operations environment
• s.Experience with tools such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Rapid7 InsightVM, Veracode, Jira, Confluence, AWS, Azure, Okta, Entra ID/Entra PIM, Intune, Device42, Microsoft Purview, Appian, and Oracle in hybrid environment
• s.Preferred: experience supporting federal agencies or regulated environments, familiarity with detection engineering and alert tuning, experience integrating automation into Zero Trust or enterprise security architectures, knowledge of scripting frameworks, REST APIs, and orchestration patterns, and relevant certifications such as Splunk, Microsoft Security, SOAR-related certifications, Security+, or CySA

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