Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer – AI

Bread Financial

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Bread Financial advancing detection engineering and automation. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize security operations and mentoring junior staff.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeColumbus • New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $97,900 - $177,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as a senior technical leader within the Cybersecurity Operations Center
Focused on advancing detection engineering, automated response, and threat intelligence capabilities
Responsible for designing, developing, and continuously improving high-fidelity detections across enterprise telemetry
Engineering automated response workflows that reduce response times and operational burden
Champion modern CSOC practices including detection-as-code, threat-informed defense, and integration of AI and agentic workflows
Partners closely with cross-functional teams across infrastructure, cloud, identity, and application domains
Drives innovation in CSOC operations, translates threat intelligence into actionable detections and hunts
Mentors junior engineers and analysts, fostering technical growth and promoting scalable, repeatable security operations processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Four or more years experience in Information Security or Infrastructure
Intermediate to expert level knowledge of IT tools and practices including Networking, LDAP Directories, Vulnerability/Patch Management, Change Management, Incident Management, Server and Desktop Management
Working understanding of NIST security standards, PCI - DSS and SOX controls
Bachelor’s or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Networking or Information Technology Certification: Security +, Network+, CISSP, SSCP, CCSP
Five or more years experience in Information Security or Infrastructure experience
5+ years in SOC, detection engineering, threat detection, or security engineering roles
Demonstrated ownership of detection lifecycle: ideation, development, tuning, deployment, validation, and continuous improvement
Proven experience onboarding and normalizing logs across endpoint, identity, cloud, network, and application sources
Strong experience mapping detections and response playbooks to MITRE ATT&CK

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits
basic and optional life insurance
supplemental medical plans
short and long-term disability
six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents
401(k) plan enrollment
11 paid holidays
Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST)

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Hard Skills & Tools

detection engineeringautomated responsethreat intelligenceNIST security standardsVulnerability ManagementChange ManagementIncident Managementdetection lifecyclelog normalizationMITRE ATT&CK

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcross-functional collaborationinnovationcommunication

Certifications

Security +Network +CISSPSSCPCCSP