Security Automation Engineer

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. Develop, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain Python-based security automation solutions.

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeRemote • Kansas • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $105,700 - $149,275 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and maintaining Python-based security automation solutions, including API-driven integrations and AI-enabled capabilities. Proficient in collaborating with cybersecurity teams to address operational challenges and ensure compliance through effective automation practices.

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Python DevelopmentAPI-Driven ApplicationsAI-Assisted Development ToolsCloud Platforms AutomationCybersecurity Automation

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Hard Skills

PythonAPI DevelopmentAutomated TestingCI/CDInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Model Context Protocol (MCP)GitDebuggingCode ReviewSoftware Design

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-SolvingCollaborationCommunicationOwnership

Tools & Technologies

GitLabCloud PlatformsAI Governance ControlsCybersecurity ToolsAutomation Tools

Industry Keywords

CybersecuritySecurity AutomationComplianceAgentic SecurityLarge Language Models

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain Python-based security automation solutions.
Partner with cybersecurity teams to understand operational challenges, clarify ambiguous requirements, document solution designs, align with stakeholders, and validate functionality.
Build Python applications, services, APIs, workflows, internal tools, integrations, and reusable libraries.
Develop API-driven integrations across security tools, cloud platforms, authentication systems, source code platforms, third-party services, and internal technologies.
Build security and compliance automation that collects, compares, validates, and acts on data.
Develop and support AI-enabled security automation using large language models and Model Context Protocol (MCP), including secure integrations, AI governance controls, and usage guardrails.
Contribute to agentic security capabilities, including automated source-code analysis for vulnerabilities, exposed secrets, and infrastructure-standard compliance.
Use AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, automated testing, documentation, and refactoring while validating generated output.
Troubleshoot application code, APIs, identity and authentication, cloud infrastructure, data flows, and automation runtime environments.
Collaborate through code reviews, operational support, shared tooling, reusable modules, engineering documentation, and development practices that improve security, reliability, maintainability, compliance, and governance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of hands-on software development or equivalent experience.
Proficiency in Python, including developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining reliable production-quality code.
Experience building API-driven applications and integrations, including authentication, pagination, error handling, retries, and logging.
Experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, code review, dependency management, and maintainable software design.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, testing, documentation, and refactoring, including independently validating generated output.
Hands-on experience with large language models and understanding or developing Model Context Protocol (MCP)-based capabilities.
Experience building or supporting automation in one or more cloud platforms, with understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud-native development concepts.
Ability to work effectively with incomplete or ambiguous requirements and independently investigate unfamiliar tools, APIs, and technical environments.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and collaboration skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-software-development stakeholders and taking ownership of assigned work.
Experience with GitLab, cybersecurity automation, cybersecurity functions, AI-enabled security automation, agentic security capabilities, MCP-based integrations, or AI governance controls is advantageous.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable.
Reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection and an adequate home work environment for remote work.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
Bonus program opportunity for non-sales positions
Reliable high-speed internet and wired connection required for remote work; necessary computer equipment provided