Remote Cyber Security Automation Engineer

Conduent; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 76,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Conduent is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to automate and strengthen global cybersecurity operations. You will build scripts, automations, and reporting to streamline incident response, vulnerability management, and monitoring.

The role offers growth in enterprise security platforms and automation engineering, collaborating with senior engineers across time zones. The ideal candidate has programming or scripting experience and a strong interest in cybersecurity, with a bachelor’s in CS or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to write and debug Python code.
• Familiarity with version control (Git).
• General cybersecurity knowledge from coursework, labs, or certifications is preferred.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scripts and automations that improve security processes.
• Assist senior engineers in building integrations between security tools and platforms.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and technical documentation for stakeholders to track security operations deliverables, trends, and progress.
• Support incident response and other security operations tasks through automation.
• Learn and apply DevOps and agile practices as part of the security engineering team.

Skills

Python

Git

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaborating across time zones

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

5 years of relevant work experience

CompTIA Security+ (preferred)

CySA+ / AWS/Azure security certifications (preferred)

Tools

Git

Security automation tools

Job description

Conduent is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to automate and strengthen global cybersecurity operations. You will build scripts, automations, and reporting to streamline incident response, vulnerability management, and monitoring.

The role offers growth in enterprise security platforms and automation engineering, collaborating with senior engineers across time zones. The ideal candidate has programming or scripting experience and a strong interest in cybersecurity, with a bachelor’s in CS or