Senior Security Automation Software Engineer

Epic Games • Cary, NC

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About The Position

Epic Games’ InfoSec team is replacing manual security processes with automated, AI-driven systems that scale with the business. Reporting directly to InfoSec leadership, the Senior Security Automation Software Engineer designs and builds enterprise-grade platforms that advance security engineering at Epic and are used by teams across the company. The role includes developing detection and response pipelines, asset and software inventory systems, risk and exception workflows, and AI-agent workflows with the validation, auditability, and safeguards required for production use. The engineer integrates security tools, cloud platforms, and internal data sources, and is responsible for reliability, observability, documentation, and long-term support. The position also partners with security, platform, and engineering teams to drive adoption, mentor colleagues, and establish shared engineering standards.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience, including building and operating distributed systems or platforms at enterprise scale.
• Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages, such as Python, Go, TypeScript, or C#.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS and/or GCP), containers and Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD.
• Experience building automation, internal tools, or data pipelines that measurably reduced manual effort or improved operational outcomes.
• Working knowledge of security fundamentals and operations, including identity, vulnerability management, logging and detection, and incident response.
• A self-directed, ownership-driven approach, with the ability to define problems and deliver solutions with minimal oversight.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build consensus and drive adoption with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A bias for action and a history of improving how teams work.
• Curiosity about emerging technology and sound engineering judgment about production readiness.

Nice To Haves

• Track record of shipping production-quality code.
• Security automation or SOAR experience.
• Practical experience building with LLMs and AI agents, or a demonstrated drive to learn quickly and apply them responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-impact opportunities to automate security operations and independently design, build, and deliver solutions end to end.
• Architect and deliver enterprise-scale platforms and services, including detection and response pipelines, asset and software inventories, and risk and exception workflows.
• Build and harden AI-agent workflows for recurring security work, with validation, auditability, and production safeguards.
• Integrate security tools, cloud platforms, and internal data sources into cohesive systems with clean APIs and clear ownership.
• Prototype with emerging technologies and turn successful experiments into durable, maintainable products.
• Partner with security, platform, and engineering teams to drive adoption and raise engineering standards through code review, mentorship, and shared practices.
• Own the reliability of developed systems, including observability, documentation, and long-term support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed