Cybersecurity Engineer II

Join a security team at Cox Automotive that helps protect customers and the enterprise by identifying and defending against threats that impact Cox Automotive and its users. This onsite Atlanta, GA role supports fraud investigations and strengthens the customer security program through advanced technologies and AI-driven capabilities, working closely with business, product, and cybersecurity stakeholders.

• Investigate and respond to threats such as account takeover
  , credential abuse
  , phishing
  , and fraud
  , including providing forensic support for fraud investigations.
• Support response activities through after-hours support as needed
  .
• Partner with Business, Product
  , and Cybersecurity teams to reduce customer impact and improve threat response.
• Assist with projects to implement technologies and controls that prevent and identify malicious behavior and fraud affecting customers.
• Operate and support security tools including SIEM and log analytics
  , SOAR
  , threat intelligence
  , EDR
  , email protection
  , cloud security
  , IDS/IPS
  , and Zero Trust technologies
  .
• Perform threat analysis using industry-standard frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
  , kill chain
  , and diamond model
  .
• Investigate account compromise by analyzing authentication, API, and application logs to reconstruct attacker activity and identify other affected customers.
• Use AI-based tools to accelerate investigation, triage, and improve problem solving.
• Apply AI and automation to streamline SOC processes and improve threat detection, including detection logic and fraud signals.
• Turn threat findings into detection and protection enhancements that strengthen the customer security program.
• Propose and help review security plans, policies, and customer protections.
• Maintain metrics, playbooks, and documentation for the customer security program, including fraud trends, and produce threat intelligence and fraud reports for security, business, and product stakeholders.
• Stay current on emerging threats, fraud schemes, and AI-driven attack techniques targeting customers, and assist with investigation and resolution of security events and incidents.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 2+ years of experience in a related field; or a different combination such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years experience; or 14 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, including AWS
  , Azure
  , and GCP
  , along with architectures and native security services.
• Proficiency with query and scripting languages such as SPL
  , KQL
  , Python
  , and Power Shell for threat hunting, analysis, and automation.

SIEM
, log analytics,
SOAR
, threat intelligence,
EDR
, email protection, cloud security,
IDS/IPS
, Zero Trust technologies
, MITRE ATT&CK, kill chain, diamond model,
AI-based tools
, AI and automation
, SASE
, secure web proxy,
EDR/XDR
, firewalls, VPN,
AWS
, Azure
, GCP
, SPL, KQL, Python, Power Shell.

• Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Retirement planning (401(k))
• Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)