[Hiring] Security Automation Engineer @SkyePoint Decisions

Role Description

SkyePoint Decisions is seeking a Security Automation Engineer to join our team supporting a federal customer. This position is contingent on contract win and is a remote position.

This person will engineer automated security controls, scans, evidence, and compliance checks within the customer's DevSecOps environment so security is continuously integrated into software development and delivery.

• Integrate and operate SAST, DAST, IAST, software composition analysis, SBOM, secrets/dependency scanning, and infrastructure-as-code security review capabilities.
• Automate collection, normalization, correlation, and routing of security findings and evidence into approved workflows and repositories.
• Develop security gates, policy checks, dashboards, notifications, and exception-handling workflows within customer-approved platforms.
• Support continuous penetration-testing activities and incorporation of results into development and remediation workflows.
• Implement security automation aligned with NIST SP 800-218, applicable OMB/CISA guidance, STIGs, CIS benchmarks, and customer standards.
• Collaborate with developers and platform engineers to remediate findings and improve secure coding, pipeline controls, and release readiness.
• Maintain security automation code, configurations, procedures, evidence, and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience with application security, DevSecOps security tooling, security scanning, vulnerability management, or compliance automation.
• Experience scripting or developing integrations to automate security checks, evidence collection, reporting, and remediation workflows.
• Working knowledge of secure software development and cloud/security control frameworks.
• Ability to obtain a 6c Public Trust. At least an active Secret clearance is highly preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Requirements

• SAST/DAST/IAST tooling
• SCA/SBOM generation and analysis
• NIST SP 800-218 / SSDF
• STIG/CIS automation
• AWS security services
• Python or comparable scripting
• GitLab security integration
• Continuous penetration-testing support

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Certification incentive program
• PTO
• Floating federal holiday options
• Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs]
• Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs]
• Full Dental Plans
• Vision
• ST/LT Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401k matched