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Security Automation Engineer

Security Automation Engineer

CompanyVercel
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Salary$200000 – $285000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelJunior, Mid Level

Requirements

  • Experience building automation tooling for security or developer efficiency.
  • Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, JavaScript, or Bash) and familiarity with a compiled language (Go, Rust, or Java).
  • Experience with GitHub automation and API integrations.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how to integrate security into development workflows.
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code security best practices and automation techniques.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across security and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain security automation tooling to enhance visibility, enforce security best practices, and streamline processes.
  • Automate secure design reviews and integrate security checks into pull request workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Build and manage security operations automation, including data pipelines, SOAR workflows, and log aggregation for improved threat detection.
  • Collaborate with development and security teams to ensure seamless adoption of security automation.
  • Continuously refine automation strategies to optimize security effectiveness and reduce manual overhead.
  • Support on-going vulnerability management efforts to ensure proper attack surface management.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Have experience with security policy-as-code frameworks.
  • Have worked on integrating security controls into developer workflows at scale.
  • Have experience with modern cloud-native security tooling and practices.