Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Information Technology

Job Profile

Cybersecurity Sr Engineer

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

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.

Job Description

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

• 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

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

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.

About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

EOE, including disability/vets