Cyber Security Engineer

Title: Cyber Security Engineer

Description: This role is hybrid with M/W/F on site at location on req or 14600 Myford, Irvine

Schedule: M-F (8-5 with 1 hour non-billable lunch) with flexability depending on business needs

This candidate is responsible for designing and developing in-house Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), and investigative tools, with a primary focus on building robust, scalable, and automated security solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of key components within our large-scale data infrastructure. This infrastructure is essential for advancing automation, enabling data-driven insights, and enhancing enterprise-wide security measures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy scalable, production-ready software to drive automation and enable data-driven decision-making within the Enterprise Cybersecurity team, prioritizing resilience, performance, and security.

• Provide engineering support for the Enterprise Cybersecurity Operations team, with a focus on creating automated solutions that reduce manual intervention and operational overhead.

• Design and build event-driven, scalable systems to deliver timely alerts and automations, enhancing responsiveness and support for both the Cybersecurity team and external stakeholders.

• Integrate new data sources into our data lake to enhance visibility and extend security coverage across the environment, focusing on building reusable, automated data ingestion processes.

• Provide development and migration support for the integration of new tools and technologies, ensuring seamless onboarding within the Enterprise Cybersecurity environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive programming experience in object-oriented languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and SQL, with a proven track record in designing maintainable, scalable, and efficient solutions.

• Robust expertise in the following areas: distributed data processing, data engineering for high-volume data services, or developing scalable data streaming platforms for real-time analytics.

• Advanced proficiency in cloud and data infrastructure technologies (e.g., AWS, Databricks, Terraform, Apache Spark, Docker) with deep knowledge of development best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native deployment.

• Comprehensive knowledge of RESTful APIs and data integration techniques to enable efficient, secure, and scalable data flow and communication between security systems and user-facing platforms.

• Strong familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible to automate and standardize security configurations across diverse environments.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and modern software development practices to ensure high standards of consistency, quality, and automation in deploying and updating security tools.

Skills:

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.