[Hiring] Senior Security Automation Engineer @Cynet Systems

Role Description

Our client is seeking a Senior Security Automation Engineer to serve as a contract security engineer within the division of information security. The successful candidate will demonstrate extensive experience supporting security automation, custom tool development, identity and access management, Linux systems, and a broad range of enterprise security technologies. The candidate will work with a large enterprise security team to assist with the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of security tools and services supporting multiple agencies.

Qualifications

• Broad hands-on security engineering experience supporting multiple cybersecurity technologies, systems, integrations and operational functions.
• Experience integrating enterprise technologies using APIs, SDKs, web services, structured data formats, authentication methods and vendor-supported interfaces.
• Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services and integrations.
• Linux system deployment, configuration, patching, scripting, service management, monitoring, troubleshooting and lifecycle management.
• Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML and vendor SDKs.
• Experience supporting IAM, DSPM, Client, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, cloud security and other enterprise security technologies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.
• Experience developing or supporting internal web applications, APIs, dashboards, databases, command-line tools and related software components.
• Advanced Python development experience and familiarity with full-stack development, internal web applications, APIs, databases, source control, testing and software deployment practices.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience serving as a security engineering generalist in a large, multi-tenant, shared-services or managed-service environment.
• Hands-on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting and platform administration experience.
• Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers and rapidly changing operational priorities.
• Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG or other enterprise security technologies and experience developing playbooks, run books, procedures and technical documentation.

Benefits

• This position is 100% remote and will participate in an on-call rotation supporting the 24x7 SOC.
• After-hours maintenance, incident escalation support and operational handoffs will be required as needed.
• Preference will be shown for candidates presently residing near the facility who can physically assist with equipment and hardware maintenance as needed.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in an information technology, computer science, software engineering or information security related field.
• Eight years of relevant work experience (experience may be substituted in lieu of education).
• Five years of experience in supporting large IT environments, security systems, software development and/or system deployments.

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP, Security+, GIAC or other relevant cybersecurity certification.
• Linux, Python, Cloud, IAM or other relevant security engineering or platform certification.