The Role
Design, develop, test, and maintain Splunk SOAR playbooks, Python automations, API integrations, and automated incident-response workflows. Integrate security, cloud, SIEM, and ITSM platforms; troubleshoot connectors; improve automation coverage and reduce response times. Support MXDR deployments, advise customers and internal teams, document engineering standards, and serve as the Splunk SOAR subject matter expert.
Summary Generated by Built In
As an MXDR SOAR Engineer, you design, develop, maintain and optimise security automation solutions using Splunk SOAR and similar automation platforms. Your primary focus is playbook engineering, Python development, API integrations, and automated incident response workflows.
In addition to automation engineering, you are responsible for deploying, maintaining and continuously improving MXDR solutions for our customers. You assess customer requirements, collaborate with stakeholders across technical and business functions, and help ensure their environments remain secure, resilient, and operationally effective.
You act as the technical authority for Splunk SOAR, supporting customers and internal teams by translating operational requirements into scalable automations. Experience with Splunk SOAR is essential.
This role requires a broad combination of engineering, consultancy, and customer-facing skills. A strong technical foundation, excellent communication skills, and a passion for continuous learning are essential. We are looking for someone with experience across MXDR technologies, as well as a solid understanding of security monitoring, detection engineering, incident response, and platform integrations.
As a customer-facing professional, you should be confident engaging with stakeholders at all organisational levels, both remotely and in person. As part of a global organisation, proficiency in written and spoken English is required
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, test and maintain Splunk SOAR playbooks.
• Develop custom Python automations and API integrations.
• Build enrichment, investigation, containment and remediation workflows.
• Troubleshoot playbook, connector and integration issues.
• Integrate Splunk SOAR with security, cloud and ITSM platforms.
• Improve automation coverage, reduce analyst effort and lower MTTR.
• Maintain documentation, code repositories and engineering standards.
• Act as the Splunk SOAR SME for customers and internal teams.
• Develop custom Python automations and API integrations.
• Build enrichment, investigation, containment and remediation workflows.
• Troubleshoot playbook, connector and integration issues.
• Integrate Splunk SOAR with security, cloud and ITSM platforms.
• Improve automation coverage, reduce analyst effort and lower MTTR.
• Maintain documentation, code repositories and engineering standards.
• Act as the Splunk SOAR SME for customers and internal teams.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Strong hands-on Splunk SOAR engineering experience.
• Advanced Python development skills including REST APIs, JSON processing, testing and debugging.
• Experience developing and maintaining production Splunk SOAR playbooks.
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Splunk Enterprise Security and notable event workflows.
• Experience using Git and software development best practices.
• Strong understanding of SOC operations and incident response.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and consultancy skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike and SentinelOne integrations is desirable.
• Advanced Python development skills including REST APIs, JSON processing, testing and debugging.
• Experience developing and maintaining production Splunk SOAR playbooks.
• Experience with SIEM tools such as Splunk Enterprise Security and notable event workflows.
• Experience using Git and software development best practices.
• Strong understanding of SOC operations and incident response.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and consultancy skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike and SentinelOne integrations is desirable.
Job Benefits
- Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
- Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
- Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
- Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
- Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
- Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
- Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
- Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
- Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.
About
We assess, develop and manage cyber threats across our increasingly connected society. We advise global technology, manufacturers, financial institutions, critical national infrastructure providers, retailers and governments on the best way to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide.
Skills Required
- Strong hands-on experience with Splunk SOAR engineering
- Advanced Python development, including REST APIs, JSON processing, testing, and debugging
- Experience developing and maintaining production Splunk SOAR playbooks
- Experience with SIEM tools, such as Splunk Enterprise Security and notable event workflows
- Experience using Git and software development best practices
- Strong understanding of SOC operations and incident response
- Excellent customer-facing communication and consultancy skills
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
- Knowledge of Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, and SentinelOne integrations
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The Company
What We Do
NCC Group is a global cyber security and resilience company that helps organizations manage risk, strengthen resilience, and build trust. They provide services in cyber security consulting, managed services, technical assurance, and software escrow.
