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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SAP NS2 Sr Security Automation Engineer - **Company:** SAP SE - **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Customer Data Management, Github, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Octopus Deploy, Ansible, SAP (Applications), Systems Architecture, Data Logging, Load Balancing, System Availability, Large Language Models, Software Security, AWS Lambda, Concourse, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Azure AKS, Terraform, Splunk, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.sap.com/talentcommunity/apply/1433438933/?locale=en_US ## About the Role Must be a US Citizen; this position requires access to customer data. All internals must have Manager's approval to transfer., * BS degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, or 10+ years' equivalent technology experience * 3+ years' experience administering Kubernetes clusters on cloud platforms * 3+ years' experience building scalable security utilities and tools * 3+ years' experience in host, network, and application security * 5+ years' experience with web protocols and Linux/Unix tools and architecture * 5+ years' hands-on experience building and administering AWS workloads, * Effective communication and collaboration skills * Continuous learning mindset to stay current with the tools and the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape * Motivated with a positive attitude and a strong bias towards taking corrective action and providing resolutions * Experience using automation tools such Ansible and Terraform * Experience designing, implementing, or administering microservice system architectures such as Kubernetes * Exprerience leveraging LLMs to cond uct and validate technical work * Experience with CI/CD technologies * Expertise in log management and parsing strategies Candidates with the following relevant certifications and experience will be given preferential consideration: * AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud Provider Certifications * CKA/CKS/CKAD * Prior DOD/FedRAMP experience * Experience with distributed log collection architectures ## Description NS2 Security Automation Engineers provide technical leadership and guidance on security automation and secure system engineering topics to both internal and external teams and are responsible for architecting, configuring, and maintaining automation tooling and pipelines for the Enterprise Security team., * Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Helm, or Ansible * Design, implement, and manage microservice system architectures on cloud platforms including Amazon EKS/ECS, Google GKE, and Azure AKS to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance * Implement Kubernetes security best practices, including IAM integration, secrets management, and network policies * Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to container orchestration, cloud networking (VPCs, load balancers), and resource allocation across cloud providers and security boundaries * Architect, develop, and maintain distributed, scalable logging pipelines using tools such as AWS Lambda, Kinesis, Vector, and Splunk * Automating builds and configurations of security tooling infrastructure using CI/CD pipeline tools such as ArgoCD, Concourse, and GitHub Actions ## Related Videos - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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