Security Automation Engineer

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. 

We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. 
 
We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.
 
Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. 
 
For more information, visit WPP.com.
 

Why we're hiring:

The Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining security automation solutions that enhance detection, response, workflow efficiency, and operational consistency across Operational Security. Working under the Automation Lead, this role builds high-quality SOAR playbooks, integrations, scripts, AI-assisted workflows, and orchestration pipelines to reduce manual workloads and support the Autonomic Security Operations (ASO) model.

What you'll be doing:

Core Responsibilities

Automation Engineering & Development

• Develop SOAR playbooks, workflows, and automations for alert triage, enrichment, containment, and remediation.
• Build scalable, reusable automation components, scripts, and integrations.
• Implement high-quality scripting using Python, PowerShell, and REST APIs.
• Ensure appropriate version control, QA, testing, and documentation of automation artefacts.
• Maintain reliability of automations by monitoring performance, exceptions, and system behaviour.

Platform Integration & Tooling Engineering