Security Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Security Software Engineer to join a fast-moving Cloud Security team on a contract engagement. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who thrives in execution-focused environments and can quickly step into in-flight security initiatives to drive them to completion.

You will take ownership of partially built automation pipelines, reporting systems, and AI-assisted remediation workflows, contributing directly to improving vulnerability management and cloud security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of existing vulnerability management and cloud security automation initiatives and drive delivery within a contract engagement

• Complete Wiz issue mapping automation, including API-driven correlation scripts, payload enrichment, and ticket routing across systems

• Build and maintain patch reporting dashboards and metrics, including EOL tracking and kernel patching insights

• Contribute to AI-driven remediation workflows, enhancing "Done For You" (D4U) agents and integrations for automated vulnerability resolution

• Support migration of Rapid7 Hosted Console (including backups, credential migration, and rule cleanup)

• Develop and deploy custom security tooling to detect, report, and remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities

• Work within existing JIRA backlogs and documentation to ensure seamless continuation of work

• Participate in on-call rotation and function as a Security SRE for vulnerability management tickets

• Collaborate cross-functionally and maintain clear technical documentation, including TDDs and status updates

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 4+ years in Security Engineering, DevSecOps, or Cloud Security Automation

• Hands-on experience with Wiz, including API integrations, policy configuration, and reporting

• Strong programming skills in Python for building automation against security tools and APIs

• Working knowledge of Terraform and GCP CLI (Golang is a plus)

• Experience building security dashboards and reporting using data from tools like JIRA, SIEMs, and vulnerability platforms

• Strong expertise in JIRA automation, including JQL, APIs, and cross-system ticket synchronization

• Experience with workflow automation platforms (Tines strongly preferred)

AI & Automation Experience (Required)

• Daily use of AI coding assistants (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code)

• Experience integrating LLMs into workflows (e.g., remediation suggestions, ticket summarization, log triage)

• Familiarity with agent-based workflows, MCP servers, or tool-use patterns is a strong plus

Cloud & Security Expertise

• Experience securing cloud environments in GCP (preferred) or AWS

• Knowledge of IAM, VPC Service Controls (VPCSC), perimeters, and workload identity

• Strong understanding of vulnerability management processes and tools, All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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