Automation Security Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
21 hours ago
Salary
$96.3K - $125K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Automation Security Engineer
Conduent
• Design, develop, and implement automations and workflows to improve security processes within security-oriented platforms and other IT platforms. • Build and optimize integrations between security tools/platforms. • Develop dashboards, reports, and technical documentation for stakeholders to track security operations deliverables, trends, and progress on security posture. • Support incident response and other security operations tasks through automation and orchestration. • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by applying DevOps and agile principles to security engineering tasks. • Collaborate with global teams to ensure alignment on security engineering, standards, and best practices.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in security engineering, security automation, or related cybersecurity roles.
- Strong understanding of security platforms and technologies with experience specifically in Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM and ServiceNow.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, JavaScript) and experience with workflow orchestration.
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices.
- Experience with threat intelligence frameworks, vulnerability management processes, and MITRE ATT&CK.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across global teams and time zones.
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- voluntary dental and vision programs
- life and disability insurance
- a retirement savings plan
- paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) or vacation or sick time
- flexible working hours
- career growth opportunities
- great work environment
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