Security Data Engineering and Automation Lead - REMOTE
Houston, TX, US
Binary Defense
Binary Defense combines the right people, processes, and technologies to deliver world-class MDR across endpoint, network, cloud, and more.Description
Binary Defense is seeking a Security Data Engineering and Automation Lead.
In this role, you will drive the design, implementation, and maintenance of a unified data model across the organization. Your responsibilities will span data engineering, automation, integration, and advanced detection engineering, helping our team stay ahead of emerging threats through cutting-edge technologies and processes.
Responsibilities
- Data Engineering and Integration
- Build, implement, and maintain a unified data model for the organization.
- Ensure all ingested data adheres to the defined data model standards.
- Design and architect a centralized security data lake to support machine learning and AI-driven threat detection.
- Automation Development
- Build and implement automation pipelines for deploying, managing, and configuring detections across various security platforms (e.g., SIEMs, EDRs).
- Create CI/CD pipelines to automatically push detection rules to various platforms, converting them to target platform syntaxes.
- Detection Engineering and Security Automation
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop detection engineering pipelines and automate repetitive tasks.
- Architect and implement SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) functions to interact with EDR technologies and enable SOC operations.
- Collaboration and Leadership
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure integrations and automations align with organizational goals.
- Work closely with data science teams to support machine learning initiatives for advanced threat detection.
- Lead projects with strong communication and organizational skills to meet deliverables.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Python for automation, data integration, and pipeline development
- Strong understanding of REST APIs for building integrations across security platforms
- Deep experience with data management, ETL processes, and data pipeline orchestration tools
- Expertise in CI/CD tools and pipelines, such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions, including the ability to:
- Design and implement automated build, test, and deployment pipelines.
- Optimize CI/CD workflows for scalability and reliability in security operations.
- Integrate security-focused pipelines for continuous monitoring and validation of detection rules.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to automate deployments.
- Experience with containerization platforms like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes for scalable automation.
- Expertise in SIEM technology (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel) and EDR tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne).
- Strong understanding of SOAR platforms (e.g., Cortex XSOAR, Siemplify) for automating security workflows.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Highly organized and capable of documenting processes and standards effectively.
Preferred
- Familiarity with implementing GitOps workflows for security automation.
- Knowledge of detection engineering frameworks such as Sigma, YARA, or YARA-L.
- Experience with building pipelines that incorporate static code analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube) or security testing tools into CI/CD workflows.
- Certification in related technologies (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert).
About Binary Defense
Binary Defense is a trusted leader in security operations, supporting companies of all sizes to proactively monitor, detect and respond to cyberattacks. The company offers a personalized Open XDR approach to Managed Detection and Response, advanced Threat Hunting, Digital Risk Protection, Phishing Response, and Incident Response services, helping customers mature their security program efficiently and effectively based on their unique risks and business needs.
With a world-class 24/7 SOC, deep domain expertise in cyber, and sophisticated technology, hundreds of companies across every industry have entrusted Binary Defense to protect their business. Binary Defense gives companies actionable insights within minutes not hours, the confidence in their program to be resilient to ever-changing threats, and the time back that matters most to their business.
Binary Defense is also the Trusted Cybersecurity Partner of the Cleveland Browns and partners with PGA TOUR players. For more information, visit our website, check out our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn.
Binary Defense offers competitive medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents, a 401k match which vests every payroll, a flexible and remote friendly work environment, as well as training opportunities to expand your skill set (to name a few!). If you’re interested in joining a growing team with great perks, we encourage you to apply!
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Ansible APIs Automation AWS Azure CI/CD Code analysis CrowdStrike DevOps Docker EDR GitHub GitLab Incident response Jenkins Kubernetes Machine Learning Monitoring Python Sentinel SIEM SOAR SOC SonarQube Splunk Terraform Threat detection XDR XSOAR
Perks/benefits: 401(k) matching Career development Flex hours Health care
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