Senior Security Automation Engineer - IAM & Linux

HTC Global Services; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health (Medical, Dental, Vision)

401(k) matching

Professional Development opportunities

Job summary

HTC Global Services seeks a Senior Security Automation Engineer to build and improve enterprise cybersecurity capabilities through automation, custom tools, and Linux-based platforms. The role involves large-scale security integrations across IAM, SIEM, SOAR, and related technologies.

You will design, implement, and maintain Python-based automations, dashboards, APIs, and SDK integrations, while ensuring secure workflows and reliable operations in Docker environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, or related field; 8+ years may substitute for education.
• 5+ years supporting large IT environments, security systems, software development, and/or system deployments.
• 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 troubleshooting experience 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 related enterprise security technologies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration, and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, administer, and support enterprise security automations and custom security tools.
• Build Python-based automations, internal web applications, APIs, SDK integrations, scripts, dashboards, and command-line utilities.
• Develop automated workflows for alert enrichment, incident response, case management, notifications, containment, escalation, and reporting.
• Create tools for CVE vetting, vulnerability enrichment, prioritization, tracking, and security decision support.
• Integrate enterprise security platforms with ticketing, identity, notification, and other enterprise systems using APIs and SDKs.
• Deploy, configure, patch, monitor, and troubleshoot Linux systems supporting security sensors, collectors, connectors, applications, and Docker-based environments.
• Support IAM functions including provisioning, deprovisioning, access reviews, RBAC, service accounts, API credentials, authentication, and authorization.
• Monitor automation health, application availability, system performance, integrations, and operational security metrics.
• Collaborate with security architects, engineers, analysts, incident responders, and stakeholders to continuously improve secure systems and services

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

JSON

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/SE or related

Tools

Docker

SIEM

SOAR

Kubernetes

Job description

HTC Global Services seeks a Senior Security Automation Engineer to build and improve enterprise cybersecurity capabilities through automation, custom tools, and Linux-based platforms. The role involves large-scale security integrations across IAM, SIEM, SOAR, and related technologies.

You will design, implement, and maintain Python-based automations, dashboards, APIs, and SDK integrations, while ensuring secure workflows and reliable operations in Docker environments.