Senior Security Automation Engineer

BlackCube Labs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) + 401(k) matching

Paid time off

Referral Program

Job summary

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Security Automation Engineer to design and implement security automation for a major pharmacy and healthcare organization. You will automate Akamai origin lockdown, WAF, TLS, and certificate lifecycle using Terraform and CI/CD.

You’ll develop reusable automation frameworks in Python/Java/Go, integrate controls across Akamai, F5, DNS, and cloud platforms, and own end-to-end deployment, monitoring, and optimization. Remote US-based with EST/CST hours.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in application security and secure SDLC.
• Experience with WAF, Akamai controls, origin lockdown, TLS/certificates.
• 5+ years Terraform and IaC for security automation.
• 5+ years Python and Java/Go with REST API development.
• 4+ years GCP, Kubernetes, GKE, container security.
• 3+ years secrets management and certificate lifecycle automation.
• U.S. Citizen or GC; no sponsorship; EST/CST hours.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation for Akamai origin lockdown and perimeter modernization.
• Build Terraform for security configuration, policy enforcement, and provisioning.
• Develop reusable frameworks, APIs, and services in Python, Java, or Go.
• Integrate controls across Akamai, F5, Palo Alto, DNS, network, cloud, and platform teams.
• Automate deployment and lifecycle of WAF, TLS, certificates, and secrets.
• Build CI/CD and GitHub Actions for Secure SDLC and policy validation.
• Support secure solutions on GCP, Kubernetes, and GKE.
• Own design, code review, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Mentor others and drive adoption of reusable automation.

Skills

Security experience

Terraform

CI/CD

Python

Java

Go

REST API

GCP

Kubernetes

Tools

Akamai

F5

DNS APIs

GKE

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Title: Senior Security Automation Engineer.
Location: Remote (U.S. — EST or CST only).
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099).

About the Opportunity:

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Security Automation Engineer to design and implement security automation at a major pharmacy and healthcare organization.

You will automate Akamai origin lockdown, WAF and edge controls, certificate and secrets lifecycle, and perimeter policy using Terraform, APIs, and CI/CD. This is not a pure Akamai portal role and not a project-coordinator role.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and implement automation for Akamai origin lockdown, perimeter modernization, and security platforms.
• Build and maintain Terraform for security configuration, policy enforcement, and platform provisioning.
• Develop reusable frameworks, APIs, and services in Python, Java, or Go.
• Integrate controls across Akamai, F5, Palo Alto, DNS, network, cloud, and platform teams.
• Automate deployment and lifecycle of WAF, origin lockdown, TLS, certificates, and secrets.
• Build CI/CD and GitHub Actions for Secure SDLC, security-as-code, and policy validation.
• Support secure solutions on GCP, Kubernetes, and GKE.
• Own design, code review, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Mentor others and drive adoption of reusable automation.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years application security, Secure SDLC, web and API security, WAF, edge security, Akamai security controls, origin lockdown, and TLS / certificate security.
• 5+ years Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, security-as-code, configuration and policy automation, automated testing, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD.
• 5+ years Python, and Java or Go, plus REST API development, microservices, and cross-platform integration.
• 4+ years GCP, Kubernetes, GKE, container security, and production support.
• 4+ years cloud and enterprise networking, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, proxies, F5, or Palo Alto.
• 3+ years secrets management and certificate lifecycle automation.
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card only. No sponsorship
• Reside in and work EST or CST hours.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Akamai, F5, Palo Alto, or DNS APIs and centralized orchestration.
• AI-assisted security automation or LLM integration.
• Healthcare or another regulated industry.

Benefits

• Health Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) + 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Referral Program.

About ZipStaff.

ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.