Lead Cybersecurity Automation Engineer

Morgan Stanley•Baltimore, MD

21h

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's Cyber Data Risk and Resilience division ensures its global businesses and clients are served on a resilient, safe, efficient, smart, fast, and flexible technology platform. The Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT), a part of this division, manages the incident response capability for day-to-day cross-enterprise event investigations and provides strategic input into security controls and countermeasures. The group aims to deliver programs that protect and enable the business, ensure secure service delivery, address evolving threats, and meet regulatory expectations. Morgan Stanley is seeking a Lead Cyber Automation Engineer to join the Global CIRT, which operates 24/7 with members in key geographical locations, performing incident response and remediation, campaign assessments, and network and host-based forensics. This role involves serving as a developer and program lead, responsible for driving and managing the Firm's Agentic SecOps initiatives.

Requirements

Genuine interest in cyber security and a good understanding of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of attackers.
Detail-oriented critical thinker who can anticipate issues and solve problems.
7+ years of experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining automated workflows, and playbooks with SOAR platforms.
Advanced proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash for security automation and integration.
Experience integrating SOAR platforms with various security tools (SIEM, EDR, etc.) using APIs and custom connectors.
Ability to design, document and optimize automated processes and playbooks for SOC workflow.
Strong understanding of security operations concepts, triage and investigation, including event management, log collection, and workflow orchestration.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting automation processes and collaborating with SOC team members.
Experience working in a collaborative environment to identify automation opportunities and implement solutions.
Hands-on experience building, tuning, and maintaining SOC detections within SIEM platforms.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with SOAR platform administration and customization (e.g., developing custom integrations, connectors, and modules)
Familiarity with SIEM technologies, especially in relation to automation and orchestration.
Possesses knowledge or experience as a member of a cyber security team, enabling the identification of key focus areas.
Experience with security product assessments and automation of product evaluation workflows.
Experience working with LLM models.
Industry certifications related to automation, scripting, or SOAR platforms (e.g., GCIH, GNFA, GREM, or similar).

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain automated playbooks and workflows in the SOAR platform to streamline SOC operations.
Integrate the SOAR with various security tools (SIEM, EDR, Email, etc.) using APIs and custom connectors.
Automate incident triage, investigation, and response processes to reduce manual effort and improve response times.
Collaborate with analysts and leadership to identify automation opportunities and optimize security operations.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the threat landscape, security technologies and best practices.
Build, tune, and maintain SOC detections within the SIEM, leveraging scripting and automation to ensure accurate and efficient threat detection.
Document automation processes, playbooks, and integrations for knowledge sharing and compliance.

Benefits

Medical
Prescription Drug
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Dependent Day Care Savings Account
Life Insurance
Disability and Other Insurance Plans
Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually)
10 Paid Holidays
401(k)
Short/Long Term Disability
Annual discretionary incentive compensation award
Participation in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component