Position Details

Salary $105K – $175K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 3+ years

Education Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Category Cybersecurity

About this role

Security Automation Engineer at Intel, leading automation for secure enclave and IT/infrastructure within a highly regulated environment, with emphasis on IaC and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement secure, scalable automation solutions
Lead development of Infrastructure-as-Code
Develop Ansible playbooks and Python scripts
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on long-term security roadmap
Implement monitoring and alerting for automation

Technical Overview

Stack includes IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet), Linux, Python, REST APIs, and C/C++ for automation; strong focus on security standards (STIG) and DoD guidelines.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level security automation engineer with strong IaC, Linux, and scripting experience, capable of delivering automated secure deployments in a regulated environment and supporting DoD/STIG-compliant systems.

Must-Have Skills

U.S. CitizenshipAbility to obtain a U.S. Government Security ClearanceBachelor's degree in a STEM field3+ years CI/CD pipelines and version control3+ years Linux system administration and scripting3+ years REST APIs and web services3+ years core automation in C/C++3+ years Infrastructure-as-Code tools (AnsibleChefPuppetTerraform)Validating XML schemas and data/rule validation checks

Nice-to-Have Skills

1+ years Networking and Security principlesActive TS clearance with SCI eligibilityBachelor's degree in computer science or related fieldExperience with embedded software development and system integrationCross Domain Solutions (CDS) and DevSecOpsCisco DevNetRed Hat AnsibleCompTIA Network+Python certifications

Tools & Platforms

AnsibleChefPuppetTerraformGitGitHubGitLabLinux

Required Skills

CI/CD pipelinesGitGitHubGitLabLinuxPythonBashREST APIsC/C++Infrastructure-as-CodeAnsibleChefPuppetTerraformXML schemasSTIGDoD standardsmonitoringalerting

Hard Skills

CI/CD pipelines and version control (GitGitHubGitLab)Linux system administration and scripting (PythonBashShell)REST APIs and web servicesWriting and debugging core automation logic in C/C++Infrastructure-as-Code tools (AnsibleChefPuppetTerraform)Validating XML schemas and implementing rigorous data/rule validation checksSecurity automationNetworking principlesDoD STIGApplication packaging and deployment

Soft Skills

problem solvingcommunicationlead by exampleinfluence architectural decisionscollaborate across multiple teamsadaptabilitytravel as needed

Certifications

Preferred

Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance with SCI eligibility

Industry & Role

Industry Technology

Job Function Design and implement secure automation for Intel's IT infrastructure in a regulated environment

Role Subtype Security Automation Engineer

Tech Domains Infrastructure as Code, Linux, REST APIs, Security engineering

Keywords for Your Resume

Security Automation EngineerInfrastructure-as-CodeAnsibleChefPuppetTerraformCI/CDGitGitHubGitLabLinuxPythonBashREST APIsC/C++XML schemasSTIGDoD standardsMonitoringAlertingWeb API architecturesecure enclave automationcompliance automation

Deal Breakers

U.S. Citizenship required, Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance

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