Manager, Cybersecurity Systems Automation Engineer

Cybersecurity Systems Automation Engineer

Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130-year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

Be part of an organization driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.

Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world’s greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Cybersecurity Systems Automation Engineer:

Role Overview:

Cybersecurity Systems Automation Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise-scale automation solutions. This role focuses on reducing manual workload, optimizing cybersecurity processes, and strengthening enterprise protection by integrating platforms such as ServiceNow, Microsoft Defender XDR, Azure, and identity systems.

Operating within a fast-paced cybersecurity engineering function, you will deliver automation that works left of incident—preventing security issues before they reach the SOC. You will build workflows that span across IAM, Endpoint Security, Cloud Security, and Application Security, ensuring speed, efficiency, and accuracy in security operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain automation workflows across ServiceNow, Microsoft Defender XDR, and other security platforms.
• Build integrations and scripts using Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, webhooks, and ServiceNow Integration Hub.
• Translate cybersecurity and IT process requirements into technical automation designs.
• Collaborate with domain teams to identify automation opportunities and deliver solutions.
• Modernize and optimize legacy ServiceNow runbooks into scalable workflows.
• Implement logging, telemetry validation, kill switches, and governance controls into automation pipelines.
• Test and deploy automations in development, staging, and production environments.
• Document workflows, troubleshooting guides, and integration patterns for reuse across the team.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Required Qualifications:

• 2–4 years of experience in IT or cybersecurity automation roles.
• Hands-on scripting skills in Python and/or PowerShell.
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow (Flow Designer, Integration Hub, or scripted APIs).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Defender XDR/MDE and Azure security services.
• Understanding of REST APIs and platform integration methods.
• Ability to work in a large, regulated enterprise environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience automating workflows across multiple security and enterprise platforms (e.g., ITSM, SIEM, SOAR, IAM, endpoint, cloud security).
• Familiarity with security orchestration concepts and integrating detection/response into automation pipelines.
• Exposure to automation in identity and access management systems.
• Experience working in regulated industries such as pharma, finance, or healthcare.