Sr Software Engineer, Security Automation & Analytics
Job Description
"All candidates must be directly contracted by ASK Consulting on their payroll and cannot be subcontracted. We are unable to provide sponsorship at this moment".
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Job Title: Sr Software Engineer, Security Automation & Analytics
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Location: Seattle, WA 98101
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Duration: 6 Months
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Pay rate: $90/hr. - $95/hr. On W2
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Remote OK - Must work Pacific time zone regardless of their location!
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Pay Rate Range: $90/hr. - $95/hr. on W2
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Job Description:
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The Security Platform Engineering team builds and operates security capabilities across endpoint detection, email security, data encryption, GRC engineering, network security, and security assessments.
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We are adding a developer-focused contractor to expand our automation capacity.
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You will work under the direction of a senior SPE engineer, contributing to automation, integrations, and reporting that reduce manual effort and give leadership better visibility into security programs.
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Key Responsibilities:
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- Re-architect and rebuild security reporting dashboards, replacing existing Looker Studio front end and backend designs to support new reporting requirements.
- Design and build data pipelines and APIs that feed dashboards and operational reporting
- Develop AI-driven automation, including LLM-based workflows and agents that streamline security operations, reporting, and routine program task.
- Build and maintain integrations between enterprise tools (e.g., Jira, Slack, Confluence, security
- platforms) using REST APIs
- Provision and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform, and build and maintain CI/CD
- pipelines with GitHub Actions
- Participate in security reviews of code, designs, and infrastructure, and remediate findings
- Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, providing support for production automations and integrations.
- Contribute to a range of security automation initiatives as priorities evolve
- Write clean, tested, documented code in Java and Python, and contribute to code reviews
- Translate requirements from security engineers and program stakeholders into technical solutions
- Document designs, runbooks, and handoff materials so work can be sustained after the engagement.
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Required Qualifications:
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- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong proficiency in Python and Java
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and consuming REST APIs and system integrations
- Hands-on experience with Terraform (infrastructure as code) and GitHub Actions (CI/CD)
- Experience building dashboards or reporting solutions, including data modeling and backend data sources.
- Working knowledge of Google Looker Studio or comparable BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
- Experience with SQL and relational or cloud data stores (e.g., BigQuery)
- Familiarity with secure development practices and participating in security reviews
- Willingness and ability to support on-call rotations
- Ability to work independently on defined tasks, take direction well, and communicate progress clearly
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Preferred Qualifications:
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- Experience building with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, agent frameworks, or workflow
- automation
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
- Experience with Jira, Slack, or Confluence APIs
- Exposure to security, GRC, or enterprise risk reporting data
- Experience migrating or modernizing legacy reporting solutions
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Soft Skills:
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- Comfortable working across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong ownership mindset, able to take a loosely defined problem and propose a design
- Clear written communication, especially documentation
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Education:
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- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field or equivalent experience required.
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About ASK: ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally. With 5 nationwide offices, two global delivery centers, and employees in 42 states-ASK Consulting connects people with amazing opportunities
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ASK Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.