ISSE (SOAR Engineer)

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Job Title: ISSE (SOAR Engineer)
Location: Washington, DC
Clearance: Top Secret required, will need to process for a Q clearance

Education/Experience: A relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and 14 years of relevant experience. With a relevant master's degree, 12 years of relevant experience is acceptable. With a PhD, 10 years of relevant experience is required.

Job Description:
Design and implement SOAR playbooks for incident response and security operations
Integrate SIEM, EDR, and other security tools into SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk SOAR, Swimlane)
Automate repetitive tasks such as alert triage, enrichment, and ticket creation
Support incident response teams by improving response speed and consistency
Develop and maintain APIs, scripts, and integrations (Python preferred)
Fine-tune playbooks based on threat intelligence and operational feedback
Document workflows, processes, and automation logic
Experience integrating SIEM tools (Splunk, ELK, etc.)
Strong scripting skills (Python preferred)
Familiarity with incident response processes and SOC operations
Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework