Senior Cybersecurity Automation Engineer (Must have Linux, SIEM, SOAR and IAM) - Fully REMOTE

RICEFW Technologies Inc; Columbia (SC); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RiceFW Technologies Inc. is seeking a remote Security Engineer to support a 24x7 Security Operations Center for multiple state agencies. You will design and deploy automated security tools, Python-based automations, and dashboards, while assisting with IAM provisioning and incident response.

The role requires Linux expertise, SIEM/SOAR experience, and strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams. The position is 100% remote with potential on-call rotations and after-hours work as needed to

Qualifications

• Hands-on security engineering across multiple cyber technologies and integrations.
• Experience integrating enterprise technologies via APIs, SDKs, web services and vendor interfaces.
• Troubleshooting complex issues across apps, security platforms, OS, networks and identity services.
• Linux deployment, config, patching, scripting, monitoring and lifecycle management.
• Automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST, JSON, YAML, SDKs.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, deploy, and operate automated security tools and integrations.
• Develop Python-based automations, dashboards, scripts, and system integrations.
• Automate workflows for alerting, triage, incident response, and reporting.
• Support IAM functions, including provisioning, deprovisioning, and access reviews.
• Collaborate with architects and SOC to ensure availability and security alignment.

Skills

Security engineering

APIs & SDKs

Python automation

Linux systems

Incident response

IAM & security tools

SIEM & SOAR

Networking knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Eight years experience

Large IT environments

Tools

Docker

Palo Alto Networks

Proofpoint

Tenable

Cribl

WUG

Job description

THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN AN ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING A 24X7 SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER SERVING MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES. OTHER AFTER-HOURS WORK MAY BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

PRIMARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF ENTERPRISE SECURITY AUTOMATIONS AND CUSTOM SECURITY TOOLS, INCLUDING:

PYTHON-BASED AUTOMATIONS, INTERNAL WEB APPLICATIONS, APIS, SDKS, SCRIPTS, DASHBOARDS, COMMAND-LINE UTILITIES AND SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS

AUTOMATED WORKFLOWS FOR ALERT ENRICHMENT, TRIAGE, INCIDENT RESPONSE, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATIONS, CONTAINMENT, ESCALATION AND REPORTING

CUSTOM TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH CVE VETTING, VULNERABILITY ENRICHMENT, PRIORITIZATION, TRACKING AND SECURITY DECISION SUPPORT

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• -- SECONDARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF A BROAD RANGE OF SECURITY PLATFORMS, INCLUDING: DSPM, ASM, IAM, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, EMAIL SECURITY, ENDPOINT SECURITY, SIEM, XDR, SOAR, LOGGING, MONITORING, NETWORK SECURITY, CLOUD SECURITY AND THREAT INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATIONS WITH TICKETING, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATION, IDENTITY, DATA SOURCES, APIS, SDKS AND OTHER ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AS NEEDED SUPPORT FOR TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PALO ALTO NETWORKS, PROOFPOINT, TENABLE, CRIBL, WHATSUP GOLD AND OTHER CURRENT OR FUTURE SECURITY PRODUCTS.
• -- ASSIST WITH IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING USER PROVISIONING, DEPROVISIONING, ACCESS REVIEWS, ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL, SERVICE ACCOUNTS, API CREDENTIALS, AUTHENTICATION, AUTHORIZATION AND IDENTITY-BASED SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS.
• -- DEPLOY, CONFIGURE, PATCH, MONITOR, OPTIMIZE AND TROUBLESHOOT LINUX SYSTEMS SUPPORTING SECURITY SENSORS, COLLECTORS, CONNECTORS, APPLICATIONS, CONTAINERS AND DATA-PROCESSING SERVICES, INCLUDING DOCKER-BASED ENVIRONMENTS.
• -- SUPPORT SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SOC ANALYSTS, INCIDENT RESPONDERS AND AGENCY CUSTOMERS THROUGH PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING, AUTOMATION DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, TECHNICAL ESCALATION, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS.
• -- MONITOR AND REPORT ON AUTOMATION HEALTH, APPLICATION AVAILABILITY, SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, SENSOR STATUS, INTEGRATION FAILURES, API ERRORS, VULNERABILITY STATUS, PLATFORM ISSUES AND OTHER SECURITY ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL METRICS.
• -- ENSURE HIGH AVAILABILITY, RESILIENCE, BACKUP, RECOVERY, PATCHING, LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT, SECURE CONFIGURATION AND CONTROLLED CHANGE PROCESSES FOR SECURITY TOOLS, LINUX SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, AUTOMATIONS AND SUPPORTING SERVICES.
• -- COLLABORATE WITH SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ANALYSTS, INCIDENT RESPONDERS AND AGENCY STAKEHOLDERS TO ALIGN SOLUTIONS WITH BUSINESS GOALS, INDUSTRY-STANDARD FRAMEWORKS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL RISK TOLERANCE.

Required Skills

(Ranked by Importance)

• -- BROAD HANDS-ON SECURITY ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEMS, INTEGRATIONS AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS.
• -- Experience integrating enterprise technologies using APIs, SDKs, web services, structured data formats, authentication methods and vendor-supported interfaces.
• -- Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services and integrations.
• -- LINUX SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT, CONFIGURATION, PATCHING, SCRIPTING, SERVICE MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, TROUBLESHOOTING AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
• -- Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML and vendor SDKs.
• -- Experience supporting IAM, DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, cloud security and other enterprise security technologies.
• -- Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.

Preferred Skills

(Ranked by Importance)

• -- HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE SERVING AS A SECURITY ENGINEERING GENERALIST IN A LARGE, MULTI-TENANT, SHARED-SERVICES OR MANAGED-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT.
• -- Hands-on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting and platform administration experience.
• -- Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers and rapidly changing operational priorities.
• -- Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG or other enterprise security technologies and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation.

Required Education:

• -- BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING OR INFORMATION SECURITY RELATED FIELD
• -- EIGHT YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE (EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN LIEU OF EDUCATION)
• -- FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING LARGE IT ENVIRONMENTS, SECURITY SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND/OR SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS

Preferred Certifications:

• CISSP, Security+, GIAC OR OTHER RELEVANT CYBERSECURITY CERTIFICATION
• LINUX, PYTHON, CLOUD, IAM OR OTHER RELEVANT SECURITY ENGINEERING OR PLATFORM CERTIFICATION.