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Senior Cloud Security Automation Engineer

Mindlance

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
  • Five years of experience in computer science or equivalent
  • Strong experience building production systems
  • Hands-on experience with Azure/AWS

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop cloud security automation and AI agents using Python and Terraform
  • Build and maintain scalable data ingestion pipelines from security platforms
  • Implement agent workflows using Azure Foundry, AWS Bedrock, and other tools
  • Collaborate with security, platform, and product teams to translate security requirements into automated solutions

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Mindlance

Staffing & Recruiting

Founded in 1999, Mindlance is one of the largest diversity-owned staffing firms in the US and has been on SIA’s list of Fastest Growing US Staffing Firms for 10 years. Mindlance has also been recognized as one of the consistently best performing partners to industry-leading MSP programs including Allegis, Kelly, TAPFIN, PROUnlimited, Pontoon, GRI, WorkforceLogiq and Agile-1.What started with contingent staffing has developed to a comprehensive portfolio of workforce solutions. Along with industry specific, talent-centric staffing across a range of specializations- Technology, Engineering, Scientific, Clinical Research, Digital, Creative, Marketing, Profession, Mindlance provides Managed Recruitment services- RPO and Direct + Diverse Sourcing, and Pay+ Services- EoR/Payroll, IC Compliance and AoR.Mindlance is also generating alternative talent pipelines that prioritize diversity through three Diverse Talent Acceleration offerings: (1) RebootTalent, a diverse returning talent acceleration service (2) Mindlance Diversphere, a private diverse talent pool aggregated from a network of diversity partnerships and (3) Quintrix Solutions, an upskilling recruit-train-deploy service.With a year-over-year growth rate of 20% and an annual revenue of over $400 million and growing, the Mindlance story is one of calculable achievement, made meaningful by the commitment to grow a mindful way that creates balance in the work and societal ecosystem.Visit www.mindlance.com to learn more about us and our latest job openings.STAFFING INDUSTRY ANALYSTS RECOGNITIONS:Fastest Growing U.S. Staffing Firms (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011)Largest U.S. Staffing Firms (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)Largest Diversity-Owned U.S. Staffing Firms (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)Largest IT Staffing Firms (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017)Largest Clinical & Scientific Staffing Firms (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017)

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Description:
Business Initiative/Purpose: (Goal, Business Impact, Accomplishments from the work)
  • We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Automation Engineer to design, build, and operate AI-driven automation and agent-based systems for cloud and information security operations. This role focuses on developing production-grade services that ingest, analyze, and act on security data across cloud environments and security platforms. The ideal candidate combines strong Python engineering skills, deep cloud experience, and a practical understanding of security operations to deliver scalable, reliable automation. We are looking for someone that also has audit and remediation plan experience from a technical perspective..

Bachelor Degree: (Required, Preferred or Not Required)
  • Required.

Role Responsibilities: (what they will be doing)
  • Design and develop cloud security automation and AI agents using Python and Terraform.
  • Build and maintain scalable data ingestion pipelines from security platforms, including:
  • Cloud security posture and configuration tools (e.g., Wiz)
  • Endpoint and threat detection platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike)
  • SOC tools, alerting systems, and security event sources
  • Implement agent workflows using Azure Foundry, AWS Bedrock, Claude Agent SDK, Claude Code, and Agent Core.
  • Integrate automation and agents into an Agent365 control plane.
  • Develop logic to support vulnerability detection, prioritization, and remediation workflows.
  • Deploy, scale, and monitor automation services using AWS-native services.
  • Integrate and process security data from Microsoft Azure environments as required.
  • Write clean, testable, and maintainable Python code suitable for production environments.
  • Use AI-assisted coding tools responsibly within established SDLC and security best practices.
  • Collaborate with security, platform, and product teams to translate security requirements into automated solutions.
  • Design, deploy, and integrate MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers to provide secure, structured access to external tools, APIs, and security systems.

Must Have Skills/Prior Experiences: (Vendor should not submit any candidate that does not have these skills/prior experience.)
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and five years of experience in computer science or equivalent.
  • Strong experience building production systems.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure/AWS, including deploying and operating backend services.
  • Familiarity with cloud security concepts, such as:
  • Vulnerability management
  • Cloud security posture management (CSPM)
  • Threat detection and incident response
  • Experience integrating with third-party APIs and data collectors and MCP services.
  • Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, including:
  • Version control (Git)
  • Code reviews
  • Testing and CI/CD
  • Secure coding practices .

Plus/Nice to Have Skills/Prior Experiences: (Hiring Manager DOES NOT require these skills/ prior experience. However candidates with any of these will be looked at first.)
  • 5+ years of cloud security experience.
  • 1+ years of AWS security experience.
  • 3+ year of Azure security experience.
  • 1+ year of experience with modern agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code).
  • Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), and spec-driven development.
  • 3+ years of DevOps experience.

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“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”

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