Overview
On Site
90/hr - 100/hr
Full Time
Skills
IT Management
Systems Engineering
Risk Management
Computer Science
Management Information Systems
Computer Engineering
Network
Software Security
Linux
Unix
Amazon Web Services
Communication
Collaboration
Continuous Improvement
Cyber Security
Orchestration
Docker
Management
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Workflow
Log Management
DoD
FedRAMP
CISSP
Information Systems
CISM
Information Security
Security+
Kubernetes
Ansible
SAP BASIS
Job Details
Security Automation Engineer
As a Security Automation Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on security automation and secure system engineering to both internal and external stakeholders. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automation tools and pipelines that support the Enterprise Security team's mission.
The company is located in Reston, VA and will remain 100% remote. This role is a 6-month contract-to-hire.
What You Will Be Doing:
This position doesn't provide sponsorship.
As a Security Automation Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on security automation and secure system engineering to both internal and external stakeholders. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automation tools and pipelines that support the Enterprise Security team's mission.
The company is located in Reston, VA and will remain 100% remote. This role is a 6-month contract-to-hire.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Partner with cross-functional teams to design and deploy security solutions aligned with business objectives and risk management strategies
- Architect, build, and maintain scalable, distributed logging pipelines
- Automate the deployment and configuration of security tooling and infrastructure
- Develop and manage Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines to support the security team's operations
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience (10+ years in technology roles)
- 5+ years of experience building scalable security tools and utilities
- 3+ years of experience in host, network, and application security
- 5+ years of experience with Linux/Unix environments and web protocols
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and managing workloads on AWS
- Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement
- Eagerness to stay current with evolving technologies and cybersecurity threats
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Proven experience in designing and managing Kubernetes clusters
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and workflows
- Expertise in log management, parsing strategies, and automation tools
- Experience working within DOD or FedRAMP-regulated environments
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
- CompTIA Security+
- Certifications in technologies such as Kubernetes, Ansible, etc.
This position doesn't provide sponsorship.
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