Security Automation Engineer

Security Automation Engineer 

eir evo is seeking a Security Automation Engineer to join our growing security operations team in our HSQ office in Dublin. 

At eir evo, we offer a unique and unrivalled communications and ICT services portfolio for the Irish marketplace. By tracking leading-edge developments in technology, we make them accessible for our customers, delivered via our best-in-class consultative and managed services. Through our guidance and expertise, we bring businesses to life and empower them with a clear route to success. 

As a Security Automation Engineer, you will be provided with the opportunity to develop and maintain an automation infrastructure to support multiple services for hundreds of customer environments.

You will be working closely with Security Operations and Service Development teams, with a focus on supporting the ongoing deployment and management of the service.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in scripting, API integration & orchestration platforms

• Create playbooks as per business needs towards Incident Remediation automation.

• Identify opportunities to automate manual security tasks and workflows.

• Work with service owners and security engineers to automate inefficient recurring activities. 

• Provide training and support to security team members on the use of the SOAR platform.

• Work with security teams to understand their requirements and translate them into automated solutions.

• Monitor the effectiveness of automation efforts and make necessary adjustments.

• Act as a subject matter expert on SOAR technologies and best practices.

• Understand multi-technologies including but not limited to firewalls, proxies, ADs, EDRs and integrate and build automated remediation workflow using SOAR tools.

• Develop and maintain detailed documentation of SOAR configurations, playbooks, and procedures.

• Creating and maintaining a repository of automation scripts

• Working with the API’s and remote execution technologies create automatic workflows of multi-vendor solutions 

• Understanding customer (internal & external) pain points and gathering requirements for automation solutions 

The Candidate 

• An organised approach to script development  

• Experience implementing automation solutions

• A technical background in IT or cyber-security

• Ability to take ownership of issues, delegate appropriately and follow to resolution 

• Enjoys working as part of a team to bring value to customers

• 3+ years of experience in information security or cybersecurity.

• 1+ years of hands-on experience with SOAR platforms (e.g., Palo Alto XSOAR, Splunk Phantom, Demisto, TheHive).

Skills and Experience 

• Good interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including incident response, threat analysis, and security operations.

• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, JavaScript).

• Familiarity with APIs and web services (REST, SOAP).

• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems.

• Experience with deployment, configuration & management of automation tools (e.g. Jenkins/Kickstart/Puppet/Chef/Ansible/) 

• Excellent communication and documentation skills. 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience  

eir reserves the right to conduct appropriate suitability checks in relation to prospective employees including but not limited to reference checking and/or other searches using publicly available information.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs

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