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# Security Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Cornerstone Barricades
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $116,480.0 - $120,640.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Proxy Servers, Application Frameworks, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Network Security, Systems Development Life Cycle, Akamai, Systems Integration, Load Balancing, Large Language Models, Software Security, Firewalls (Computer Science), Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Restful APIs, Terraform, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response, Microservices
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://zipstaff.betterteam.com/senior-security-automation-engineer/apply/standard

## About the Role

* 5+ years application security, Secure SDLC, web and API security, WAF, edge security, Akamai security controls, origin lockdown, and TLS / certificate security.
 * 5+ years Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, security-as-code, configuration and policy automation, automated testing, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD.
 * 5+ years Python, and Java or Go, plus REST API development, microservices, and cross-platform integration.
 * 4+ years GCP, Kubernetes, GKE, container security, and production support.
 * 4+ years cloud and enterprise networking, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, proxies, F5, or Palo Alto.
 * 3+ years secrets management and certificate lifecycle automation.
 * U.S. Citizen or Green Card only. No sponsorship
 * Reside in and work EST or CST hours.
 * Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future., * Akamai, F5, Palo Alto, or DNS APIs and centralized orchestration.
 * AI-assisted security automation or LLM integration.
 * Healthcare or another regulated industry.

## Description

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Security Automation Engineer to design and implement security automation at a major pharmacy and healthcare organization.
You will automate Akamai origin lockdown, WAF and edge controls, certificate and secrets lifecycle, and perimeter policy using Terraform, APIs, and CI/CD. This is not a pure Akamai portal role and not a project-coordinator role.

What You'll Do:

 * Design and implement automation for Akamai origin lockdown, perimeter modernization, and security platforms.
 * Build and maintain Terraform for security configuration, policy enforcement, and platform provisioning.
 * Develop reusable frameworks, APIs, and services in Python, Java, or Go.
 * Integrate controls across Akamai, F5, Palo Alto, DNS, network, cloud, and platform teams.
 * Automate deployment and lifecycle of WAF, origin lockdown, TLS, certificates, and secrets.
 * Build CI/CD and GitHub Actions for Secure SDLC, security-as-code, and policy validation.
 * Support secure solutions on GCP, Kubernetes, and GKE.
 * Own design, code review, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
 * Mentor others and drive adoption of reusable automation.