Junior Cybersecurity Engineer

CAI•Long Beach, CA

1d•$60 - $70•Onsite

About The Position

CAI is hiring! We are looking for a Junior Cybersecurity Engineer for a 12-month+ contract opportunity that is onsite in Long Beach, CA. The Junior Cybersecurity Engineer supports the build-out of agent-driven triage and response automation, working under the direction of Senior Cybersecurity Engineer(s).

Requirements

Solid software engineering fundamentals and comfort writing and debugging production code, ideally including Python/Go a similar scripting-friendly language
Comfort with APIs, workflow/automation frameworks, and the general shape of integrating disparate systems
Some exposure to SOC concepts, log/alert data, or prior coursework/projects touching security operations
Genuine interest in security operations considered entry level engineer with a real desire to build one
Ability to work well under senior technical direction: this is a build-and-learn seat, not a solo one
Clear written communication

Responsibilities

Support the build-out of agent-driven triage and response automation under the direction of the Senior Security Engineers
Implement, test, and iterate on automation workflows and playbooks that take detection content and turn it into consistent triage and response actions
Write and maintain the integration code connecting automation workflows to the security stack (SIEM, EDR, and related tooling) that Eng operates
Help instrument and monitor automation performance in production such catching false positives, missed cases, and brittle logic before they become operational problems
Document workflow logic, decision points, and known limitations clearly enough that senior engineers and analysts can all reason about what the automation is actually doing
Work alongside Cyber Analysts to understand real triage patterns before automating them