Senior Cybersecurity Automation Engineer

Kforce Inc; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, FL is seeking a Cybersecurity Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable security automation across IAM, cloud, and ITSM platforms. The role emphasizes API integrations, orchestration, and IaC with robust CI/CD practices.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in cybersecurity or related fields, strong scripting in Python/PowerShell/Node.js/Go, and experience with Docker/Kubernetes and cloud IAM. On-site role with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering or related roles.
• Strong development experience in Python, PowerShell, Node.js or Go.
• Experience building automation, orchestration, and integrations using APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop security automation solutions, integrations, and orchestration workflows.
• Build and maintain APIs, automation tools, dashboards, and self-service portals.
• Automate incident response, threat detection, alert triage, and remediation processes.
• Develop integrations across security, IAM, cloud, and ITSM platforms using APIs and scripting languages.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines for automation deployments.
• Support identity lifecycle automation including provisioning and access governance.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Node.js

Go

REST & GraphQL

Cloud (Azure / AWS)

IAM / identity governance

Terraform

Ansible

Docker & Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

ARM/Bicep

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Kforce Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, FL is seeking a Cybersecurity Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable security automation across IAM, cloud, and ITSM platforms. The role emphasizes API integrations, orchestration, and IaC with robust CI/CD practices.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in cybersecurity or related fields, strong scripting in Python/PowerShell/Node.js/Go, and experience with Docker/Kubernetes and cloud IAM. On-site role with competitive compensation and benefits.