Remote - Senior Security Automation Engineer

Who is SimSpace:

SimSpace launched in 2015 with a singular purpose – addressing the most urgent and sophisticated cybersecurity challenges to reduce risk for our most vulnerable and valuable infrastructure. The organizations around the world that we depend on every day to keep our loved ones safe and secure. Our healthcare facilities, schools, financial institutions, transit centers, grocery stores, and workplaces just to name a few. To deliver global resiliency, we provide an elite cyber range platform to curate unassailable cyber defenses, data driven decisions, cutting edge training labs, live attack scenarios, and extensive individual and dynamic team readiness training. 

SimSpace works as OneTeam to elevate humanity around the world. We are committed to continuously improving and delivering a cultivated member experience whether that is accomplished through focusing on supporting our client’s teams or our own mission driven SimSpacers. 

We are an international company headquartered in Boston's Fort Point in the U.S. If you are interested in elevating the technology and creative solutions necessary to secure and safeguard our future while working alongside others who share your passion for purpose and development, we want to meet you!

Why should you choose a career at SimSpace?

We are an organization that is focused on building our culture and mindfully enhancing our atmosphere everyday which is why we have collaborated on an integral value system. Our governing philosophy of being Human Centered is deeply embedded within our value system. We apply this philosophy to every one of our internal team members, external clients, and their customers.

Our core values:

• Serve to Protect – We provide safe space, deliver on the mission, and elevate humanity
• Acquire Understanding – We seek and provide clarity 10x, cultivate comprehension, and believe information goes both all ways
• Operate as Innovators – We stay curious, practice consistency over intensity, and continue to be the change we need in the world
• Teamwork Without Borders – We are never alone, we solve for all, and keep people at the heart of everything we do

We are seeking: A Senior Security Automation Engineer who will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining automated security solutions across our cyber range environments. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the development of next-generation security automation frameworks.   What will you be doing as a Senior Security Automation Engineer at SimSpace?

• Architect and automate the deployment of endpoint and network security tools in virtualized environments
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Puppet, Ansible, and other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for security tools and configurations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities and implement solutions
• Design and develop custom automation tools and integrations to enhance security tool installation efficacy
• Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior team members
• Troubleshoot complex issues in automated systems and provide timely resolutions
• Stay current with emerging security technologies and automation best practices
• Develop and maintain documentation for all automation processes and tools

What are the qualifications to apply? To be successful as a Senior Security Automation Engineer, you need to have:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in security automation and engineering roles
• Top-notch problem-solving abilities and creative approach to challenges
• Solid analytical and critical thinking skills
• Effective cross-organizational communication
• Self-driven work ethic and ability to work autonomously