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The Role
Protects enterprise and customer environments by detecting, investigating, and remediating threats across email, endpoints, identity, cloud, AI, and networks. Performs threat intelligence, digital forensics, incident response, threat hunting, and security technology tuning. Builds AI-driven automation for SOC operations, monitors emerging threats, supports investigations, leads cybersecurity projects, and maintains security metrics, playbooks, policies, and documentation.
Summary Generated by Built In
Cox Automotive is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer that will be responsible for protecting the enterprise by detecting, investigating, and remediating internal and external security threats. This role performs advanced threat analysis, threat intelligence gathering and reporting, and incident response; applies AI to streamline SOC operations and improve detection accuracy; and leads Cybersecurity-focused projects. The role also supports customer security initiatives such as investigative support and threat response, as needed.
What You'll Do:
Cybersecurity - Cyber Intelligence & Incident Response
Emerging Threats Monitoring
Incident Management
Who You Are:
Minimum Requirements:
USD 101,500.00 - 169,100.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $101,500.00 - $169,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
EOE, including disability/vets
What You'll Do:
Cybersecurity - Cyber Intelligence & Incident Response
- Responds to and remediates email, endpoint, identity, cloud, AI, and network-based threats; provides forensic investigation and support.
- Provides after-hours support as needed for response activities.
- Collaborates with cross-divisional and Cybersecurity teams to continuously improve security capabilities and threat response.
- Leads or assists with projects to implement advanced technologies that prevent and identify malicious behavior across cloud, network, endpoint, identity, and email environments.
- Operates and tunes SIEM, SOAR, threat intelligence platforms, advanced email protection, EDR/XDR, cloud security products, IDS/IPS, Zero Trust tooling, and other security technologies.
- Performs threat analysis using industry-standard frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, kill chain, diamond model).
- Detects, investigates, and responds to AI-enabled threats, such as AI-generated phishing, social engineering, and automated attack tooling.
- Monitors and helps secure enterprise use of AI, including generative AI tools and agents, against risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, and unauthorized access.
- Uses AI-based tools to accelerate investigation, triage, enrichment, and root-cause analysis.
- Builds AI and automation to streamline SOC processes, such as alert enrichment, case summaries, and playbook execution to reduce response times.
- Supports customer security tasks as needed, such as fraud investigations, in partnership with the customer security team.
- Proposes and helps review security plans and policies to improve enterprise security.
- Maintains and produces metrics, operational playbooks, process diagrams, and documentation for the Cybersecurity program.
- Other duties may be assigned as needed to address new security threats facing the enterprise.
Emerging Threats Monitoring
- Stays current on the latest threats, AI-driven attack techniques, and security trends, and acts quickly to keep enterprise environments protected.
Incident Management
- Assists in the investigation and resolution of security events and incidents, from triage through post-incident review.
Who You Are:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years' experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 16 years' experience in a related field
- Hands-on experience in threat intelligence and incident response.
- Hands-on experience with industry-standard security technologies such as firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, SASE, secure web proxy, EDR/XDR, SIEM, and SOAR.
- Strong digital forensics and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Working knowledge of major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including their architectures and native security services.
- Proficiency with query and scripting languages (e.g., SPL, KQL, Python, PowerShell) for threat hunting, analysis, and automation
USD 101,500.00 - 169,100.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $101,500.00 - $169,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
EOE, including disability/vets
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years of related experience
- Alternatively, a master's degree and 2 years of related experience
- Alternatively, a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of related experience
- Alternatively, 16 years of related experience
- Hands-on experience in threat intelligence and incident response
- Hands-on experience with firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, SASE, secure web proxy, EDR/XDR, SIEM, and SOAR
- Strong digital forensics and analytical problem-solving skills
- Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP architectures and native security services
- Proficiency with SPL, KQL, Python, or PowerShell for threat hunting, analysis, and automation
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Cox Enterprises Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) features eligibility after 90 days with an automatic 2% contribution and a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%, for up to 8% from the company. This structure is highlighted as a standout element of the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan choices (Core PPO, Premium PPO, and an HSA-eligible HDHP) with in-network preventive care covered at 100%, alongside mental-health and wellness resources, indicate robust healthcare support. Plan options and wellness tools are emphasized across benefits materials.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, comprehensive fertility coverage, childcare/backup-care support, and resources such as Milk Stork and gender-affirming care signal strong support for families. Additional life-stage supports like menopause care further broaden the offering.
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What We Do
Cox Enterprises is a family-owned enterprise spanning 125+ years of innovation. Through our diverse network of businesses, our people are shaping the future with bold thinking, cutting-edge technology and an unwavering commitment to doing what’s right. Across a range of industries — including automotive, agriculture, cleantech, journalism and more — we’re building a better future for this generation and the next. Make your mark at Cox!
Why Work With Us
Founded in 1898, Cox Enterprises is a community of kind, grounded individuals who work together to drive positive change across vital industries. At Cox, employees experience meaningful work, great benefits, work-life balance and a supportive team environment, plus ample opportunities for career growth across our family of businesses.
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