About the role#
Security Risk Advisors is seeking an AI CyberOps Engineering Co-Op to support the delivery of AI-enabled SOC transformation engagements. This is an engineering role focused on developing tools and designing solutions for business problems. You will work within the scalr AI platform to build agents, automations, and integration workflows while focusing on secure coding, testing, and maintainability.
What you'll do#
- Build AI-enabled tools, integrations, and workflow components.
- Develop Python-based integrations with third-party applications, APIs, and MCP servers.
- Implement functionality within the scalr AI platform to support SOC use cases.
- Build and maintain AI agents and multi-agent workflows.
- Develop reusable code, connectors, components, and implementation patterns.
- Implement automation logic for SOC-related use cases, including enrichment, investigation support, and orchestration.
- Support hybrid workflows that combine deterministic logic with AI-driven reasoning.
- Follow technical specifications and clarify requirements with Level 2 delivery leads.
- Assist with tuning and refinement of prompts, agent instructions, tool connections, and workflow behavior.
- Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and other validation mechanisms.
- Apply secure coding practices and ensure solutions are reliable, observable, and supportable.
- Troubleshoot technical issues, integration failures, permission issues, and workflow defects.
- Support code review, documentation, and release readiness processes.
- Participate in internal design reviews and technical working sessions.
- Document technical implementation details, assumptions, dependencies, and support considerations.
- Contribute to internal libraries, templates, and engineering standards for AI tool development.
What you'll need#
- Strong hands-on experience with Python development.
- Experience integrating with REST APIs, third-party SaaS platforms, or enterprise applications.
- Familiarity with modern AI application development concepts, including agents, tool use, prompt design, and workflow orchestration.
- Understanding of secure coding practices and software engineering fundamentals.
- Experience writing tests and validating functionality in development workflows.
- Familiarity with Azure services, authentication, and permissions concepts.
- Ability to work from technical specifications and implement solutions with limited ambiguity.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and written technical documentation skills.
- Punctuality and timely attendance to internal stakeholder needs.
- Preferred: Residence in the Eastern time zone.
- Preferred: Familiarity with SOC tooling, security operations workflows, SIEM, SOAR, or case management platforms.
- Preferred: Experience integrating MCP servers, multi-agent systems, or orchestration frameworks.
- Preferred: Familiarity with enterprise identity, secrets management, and API authentication patterns.
- Preferred: Exposure to the scalr AI platform and experience contributing to reusable internal engineering frameworks.
Location & details#
- Location: Rochester, New York.
- Modality: On-site, Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.
- Term: Rolling.
- Employment: Full-time.
About Security Risk Advisors
Security Risk Advisors operates as a cybersecurity consulting firm. Founded in 2010, the company provides 24/7 operations and software as a service solutions. It maintains a staff of 201 to 500 employees based in Philadelphia. The firm assists clients across the healthcare, financial services, technology, retail, and pharmaceutical sectors.
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