Senior Software Engineer - Security Automation & Analytics
About The Position
Confiz is seeking an experienced Security Automation Software Engineer to modernize security reporting systems, build data pipelines and APIs, and develop AI-powered automation that streamlines security operations. The role uses Python, Java, REST APIs, Terraform, GitHub Actions, SQL, and cloud platforms, and integrates enterprise tools such as Jira, Slack, and Confluence. The preferred work arrangement is onsite four days per week and remote on Fridays, with flexibility available. The work schedule is 9:00 AM–6:00 PM PT. The engineer participates in an on-call rotation and contributes to security automation initiatives as priorities evolve.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in Python and Java.
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and consuming REST APIs and system integrations.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and GitHub Actions.
- Experience building dashboards or reporting solutions, including data modeling and backend data sources.
- Working knowledge of Google Looker Studio or comparable BI tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI.
- Experience with SQL and relational or cloud data stores, such as BigQuery.
- Familiarity with secure development practices and participating in security reviews.
- Willingness and ability to support on-call rotations.
- Ability to work independently on defined tasks, take direction well, and communicate progress clearly.
- Comfort working across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to take a loosely defined problem and propose a design.
- Clear written communication, especially documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Experience building with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, agent frameworks, or workflow automation.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
- Experience with Jira, Slack, or Confluence APIs.
- Exposure to security, GRC, or enterprise risk reporting data.
- Experience migrating or modernizing legacy reporting solutions.
Responsibilities
- Re-architect and rebuild security reporting dashboards, replacing existing Looker Studio front ends and backend designs to support new reporting requirements.
- Design and build data pipelines and APIs that feed dashboards and operational reporting.
- Develop AI-driven automation, including LLM-based workflows and agents, to streamline security operations, reporting, and routine program tasks.
- Build and maintain integrations between enterprise tools, such as Jira, Slack, Confluence, and security platforms, using REST APIs.
- Provision and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform, and build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
- Participate in security reviews of code, designs, and infrastructure, and remediate findings.
- Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, supporting production automations and integrations.
- Contribute to security automation initiatives as priorities evolve.
- Write clean, tested, and documented code in Java and Python, and contribute to code reviews.
- Translate requirements from security engineers and program stakeholders into technical solutions.
- Document designs, runbooks, and handoff materials so work can be sustained after the engagement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
