About this opportunity
Huntington lists this Security Automation and Orchestration Engineer opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Description
Description This position is an onsite position and available to be filled at any Huntington Corporate office location (see location options on posting)
Summary
We are seeking a Security Automation and Orchestration Engineer with deep expertise in cybersecurity automation, or relevant technical automation experience with the ability to adapt to cybersecurity tooling. This role is pivotal in scaling our security operations, enhancing threat response, and ensuring compliance through intelligent automation across our digital infrastructure.
Duties and Responsibilities
Design and implement automation for security operations (SecOps), including threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management
Develop and maintain playbooks for SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) platforms such as Splunk SOAR, Palo Alto XSOAR, or Microsoft Sentinel
Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for Cybersecurity operations
Automate compliance checks and reporting for frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls
Integrate security tools (SIEM, EDR, firewalls, IAM) into automated workflows
Collaborate with cybersecurity, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines
Lead initiatives to reduce manual effort in security monitoring, alert triage, and remediation
Engage in automation strategy and mentor junior engineers
Participation in rotating on-call schedule
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of production support and IT automation
5+ years of operational experience with security technologies, or relevant technical automation environments
5+ years of implementing or utilizing technology lifecycles and best practices
Bachelor's Degree or 4+ additional years of equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
Expert level knowledge of core networking protocols including BGP, DNS, HTTP/S, DNS, etc
Expert level knowledge of operating systems, e.g. Windows, Linux, & Unix
Expert level network troubleshooting skills utilizing packet capture/analysis packages such as Wireshark, TCPdump, etc
Excellent customer facing communication skills (both written and verbal)
Ability to research, evaluate, and devise course of action for security hardware/software and tools to make overall impact on the enterprise’s existing security environment
Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for security automation
Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat landscapes, and incident response
Familiarity with cloud security automation (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Proven track record of designing and implementing automation solutions across enterprise environments
Exempt Status
Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay) Yes
Workplace Type
Workplace Type: Office Our Approach to Office Workplace Type Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in‑office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.
Compensation Range
Compensation Range: $70,000 - $140,000 Annual Salary The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education.
Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan.
In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice: Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.
Company Culture
Welcome to Huntington! At Huntington, we look out for people. From reinventing banking with game‑changing innovations to building an internal culture that creates lifelong bonds, together, we can make people’s lives better. And amazing things happen when we look out for each other. We prove it every day. Whether it’s helping a colleague or collaborating on a new tool that will revolutionize the way we save money, our actions can have a huge impact. Our colleagues look out for people with a Can-Do Attitude, Service Heart and Forward Thinking. Those are our values—simple but powerful. Each of them pushes us do the right thing, to do right by people. Because people are what matter. If you’d like to learn more about how Huntington looks out for people, visit
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Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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