SOAR Developer
Horizontal Talent · Dallas, TX · 5 days ago
On-siteEngineeringContract
About the role
Join a fast-paced Security Operations Center team as a SOAR Developer, where you will help modernize cybersecurity operations through automation, process improvement, and hands-on technical problem solving. This role offers the opportunity to build efficient workflows, support incident response, and collaborate across a DevSecOps environment to strengthen security outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Automate security incident response workflows to help analysts review and resolve alerts more efficiently
- Build and maintain custom applications that support SOC operations and day-to-day workflows
- Contribute to the development and refinement of SOPs, playbooks, and work instructions
- Integrate the SOAR platform with security tools and APIs to support automated actions and data exchange
- Write, test, and maintain automation scripts and workflow logic within the SOAR environment
- Design, implement, and support reusable code using Python, JavaScript, JSON, and related technologies
- Troubleshoot technical issues across the software development lifecycle and help resolve production support needs
- Partner with system administrators and engineers to coordinate service accounts and access requirements
- Mentor SOC teammates and help strengthen process understanding, governance, and operational consistency
- Support ongoing improvements to security analytics, alerting, and automation solutions
Skills
- 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity, such as SOC or network security
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with SOAR platforms such as Swimlane, Phantom, or XSOAR
- Strong Python scripting skills
- Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and XML
- Experience creating or improving SOC process documents, including SOPs and playbooks
- Familiarity with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, XSIAM, or QRadar
- Experience working in a DevSecOps environment
- Strong analytical and investigative mindset with the ability to understand the “why” behind tasks
- Ability to work collaboratively, prioritize effectively, and adapt in a fast-moving environment
- Preferred: Experience with Visual Studio
- Preferred: Background in security process mapping, analysis, and continuous improvement
- Preferred: Comfort working across cross-functional teams in a collaborative operational setting
- Preferred: Interest in mentoring others and sharing process knowledge
- Preferred: Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail