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About the Role

Responsible for integrating, optimizing, and operationalizing artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within the security operations center. This role bridges cybersecurity operations and advanced analytics, leveraging AI-driven tools to enhance threat detection, automate response workflows, and improve overall security posture.

Responsibilities

Design and enhance fusion center capabilities by integrating cross-domain intelligence, improving visibility, and enabling enterprise-wide situational awareness and decision making.
Develop and deploy AI models to support alert triage, prioritization and anomaly detection.
Design, implement and maintain AI driven detection and response capabilities within the SOC.
Analyze large scale security telemetry to identify patterns, threats and opportunities for detection improvement.
Collaborate with SOC analysts and engineers to identify and implement AI-assisted decision making.
Integrate AI-driven enrichment and correlation into existing security tooling.
Automate repetitive SOC tasks using AI and scripting.
Create dashboard and metrics to measure SOC performance improvements.
Support development of AI assisted investigation workflows and SOC copilots.
Apply a creative, analytical mindset to SOC operations, intelligence, and physical/cyber security data, developing new approaches to identify trends, risks, and actionable insights.
Monitor model performance, reduce false positives/negatives, and continuously improve detection quality.
Partner with data engineers to ensure proper data ingestion, normalization, and feature engineering.
Document AI use cases, workflows and operational playbooks.
Stay current on emerging threats, adversary tactics and advancements in AI for cybersecurity.

Requirements

Advanced experience with machine learning, data science or AI applications in security.
Ability to analyze threat patterns and assess enterprise impact.
Hands on experience with SIEM platforms.
Experience with scripting or programming.
Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE ATLAS and common adversary tactics and techniques.
Exposure to SOAR platforms and security automation workflows.
Experience working with large datasets, log analysis, or telemetry pipelines.
Strong interpersonal, investigative, and critical thinking skills.
Adaptable to changing priorities and high-pressure environments.
Active or eligible for SECRET DoD clearance.

Skills

AI
Machine Learning
Data Science
Cybersecurity
Security Operations Center (SOC)
Threat Detection
Automation
Data Analysis
Scripting
SIEM
MITRE ATT&CK
MITRE ATLAS
SOAR
Log Analysis
Telemetry

Experience Level

Security Spec Sr (SG7): 2 or more years of Information Technology related experience; OR 1 or more years of security related experience
Security Spec Prin (SG8): 4 or more years of Information Technology related experience; OR 2 or more years of security related experience
Security Spec Lead (SG9): 7 or more years of Information Technology related experience; OR 5 or more years of security related experience
Security Spec Staff (SG10): 10 or more years of Information Technology related experience OR 8 or more years of security related experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) OR High School Diploma/GED with 3 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical); OR graduation from an approved Cybersecurity Program; alternatively may have non-degree qualifications (such as hands-on demonstrated ability in a technical interview/assessment) for Security Spec Sr.
Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) OR High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical); OR graduation from an approved Cybersecurity Program; alternatively may have non-degree qualifications (such as hands-on demonstrated ability in a technical interview/assessment) for Security Spec Prin.
Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) OR High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) for Security Spec Lead.
Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) OR High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) for Security Spec Staff.

Salary/Compensations

$87,633.00 - $177,503.00

Benefits

Base salary
Annual bonus
Long-term incentive
401(k) match
AEP Pension
Comprehensive benefits package designed to support and enhance the overall well-being of employees.

About the Company

At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

Equal Opportunity

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.