Automation Software Engineer

Cyber Security training courses; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 135,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyber Security training courses in the United Kingdom is seeking an Automation Software Engineer to join our security engineering team focused on automation and developer tooling. The team's mission is to help engineers embed security best practices into their day-to-day development activities with minimal friction.

You will work hybrid on a 6-month contract, earning £650 per day Inside IR35, supporting onboarding and integration of security tools and building scalable automation across our

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering and automation experience.
• Proficient in Python or similar scripting language.
• Experience with APIs and systems integration.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, developer tooling, and automation.
• Ability to work independently and solve complex challenges.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Automating onboarding and integration of security and code-scanning tools.
• Building and maintaining integrations across multiple systems, APIs and data sources.
• Improving developer workflows and the developer experience.
• Developing scalable, maintainable automation solutions.
• Working with CI/CD tooling and development platforms to streamline security adoption.
• Solving complex integration and compatibility challenges across development environments.
• Collaborating with Software Engineers and Security Engineers in a distributed team environment.

Skills

Software Engineering

Automation

Python

APIs

CI/CD

Data integration

Job description

Your new role

You'll join a Cyber Security Engineering team focused on building automation and developer tooling that improves the adoption and usability of security solutions across a large, complex technology estate. The team's mission is to help engineers embed security best practices into their day-to-day development activities with minimal friction.

• Automation Software Engineer
• £650 Per Day Inside IR35
• 6 months contract
• Hybrid

Key responsibilities will include

• Automating the onboarding and integration of security and code-scanning tools.
• Building and maintaining integrations across multiple systems, APIs and data sources.
• Improving developer workflows and the overall developer experience.
• Developing scalable, maintainable automation solutions.
• Working with CI/CD tooling and development platforms to streamline security adoption.
• Solving complex integration and compatibility challenges across development environments.
• Collaborating with Software Engineers and Security Engineers in a distributed team environment.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong Software Engineering & Automation experience.
• Python or similar scripting language expertise.
• API & Systems Integration experience.
• CI/CD, Developer Tooling & Automation knowledge.
• Ability to work independently and solve complex technical challenges.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with multiple data sources and building scalable solutions.