Security Automation, Senior Engineer

PURPOSE

This role is for a Senior Security Engineer with deep expertise in Security Automation and Reporting to join our cybersecurity team. This person plays a critical role in driving automation and visibility across our security operations functions, including incident response, SIEM, SOAR, vulnerability management, and cyber asset management. This role will play a key part in scaling our detection and response capabilities through Python and PowerShell scripting, SOAR orchestration, and Power BI dashboards that present actionable insights.

The ideal candidate will bring technical depth in automation, hands-on experience with security platforms, and the ability to work cross-functionally with SOC, IT, and engineering teams.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the design and implementation of security automation workflows using SOAR platforms and scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell.
• Develop and manage interactive dashboards and reports in Power BI to communicate security operations metrics, automation effectiveness, and incident response trends to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Manage and optimize the SOAR platform, ensuring integrations with SIEM, EDR, firewalls, email security, threat intel feeds, and other systems are functioning reliably.
• Collaborate with SOC and IR teams to identify repetitive or time-consuming tasks and develop automated solutions that improve operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain playbooks for common incidents such as phishing, malware alerts, user access reviews, and threat intelligence enrichment.
• Mentor and guide junior automation engineers and analysts in scripting, SOAR usage, and secure development practices.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain automation workflows and platform health, ensuring timely updates, scalability, and auditability.
• Document automation processes, playbooks, scripts, dashboards, and configurations to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and compliance.
• Stay current with evolving cybersecurity threats, tools, and best practices to continuously improve automation and reporting capabilities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position currently has no supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with at least 3 years focused on security automation.
• Strong scripting and automation development skills in Python and PowerShell.
• Proven experience managing and developing content for SOAR platforms such as Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, IBM Resilient, or Swimlane.
• Hands-on experience building security-focused reports and dashboards in Power BI.
• Solid understanding of security operations, incident response, threat intelligence, and SIEM workflows.
• Experience with API integrations, RESTful services, and handling data from security tools (e.g., EDR, SIEM, firewalls, email security).
• Familiarity with common attack vectors, MITRE ATT&CK, and response procedures.
• Experience with version control tools like Git and infrastructure-as-code tools (optional but preferred).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and securing cloud-native workloads.
• Prior experience in leading or mentoring a small team of engineers or analysts.
• Certifications such as GIAC GMON, GCIA, GCSA, or platform-specific certifications for SOAR or Power BI

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

• Evaluates Problems: Evaluates and analyzes different types of information objectively to identify appropriate solutions; writes fluently, establishing the key facts clearly and interprets numerical data effectively.
• Technical Communication/ Presentation: Communicates with clarity and precision, presenting complex information in a concise format that is audience appropriate.
• Adjusting and Driving Change: Takes a positive approach to tackling work and embraces change; invites feedback relating to performance and deals constructively with criticism. Identifies the need for and drives change when required to achieve objectives.
• Focuses on Customers: Understands and anticipates customer needs and takes action to provide high-quality products and services to exceed expectations.
• Agile Best Practices: Understands how agility is leveraged in IT ways of working. Adopts agile best practices as appropriate throughout the assigned work lifecycle. Responds to feedback quickly based on comments of internal and external customers and needs of the market.
• Bias for Action: Takes initiative and identifies what needs to be done and acts without waiting to be asked. Executes work in a timely manner. Suggests improvements to current ways of working.

BFS COMPETENCIES

• Business and Financial Acumen
  
  
  
  • Understands KPIs and how BFS makes money.
  • Demonstrates functional and/or technical expertise.
  • Understands complex issues and demonstrates problem solving skills.
  • Understands how to maximize business results regardless of industry cycle.
  
  
  
  
• Results Driven
  
  
  
  • Holds self and others accountable.
  • Communicates and sets clear goals with plans to deliver.
  • Manages competing priorities effectively.
  • Demonstrates appropriate urgency.
  • Drives to exceed expectations in alignment with our BFS SPICE values.
  • Embraces and follows best practices.
  • Demonstrates self-starter, can-do attitude.
  
  
  
  
• Strategic Thinking and Decision Making
  
  
  
  • Leverages resources and teams around them to solve problems and create mutually beneficial outcomes.
  • Demonstrates willingness and courage to make tough decisions in a timely manner.
  • Balances short-and-long term priorities
  • Demonstrates proactive versus reactive thinking.
  • Asks questions to identify root cause and analyze situations more accurately.
  
  
  
  
• Servant Leadership
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates humility by putting others first.
  • Builds trust-based relationships.
  • Leads by example with kindness and respect.
  • Collaborates well across all areas of the business.
  • Advocates for others
  • Actively listens to understand the meaning and intent of what the other person is communicating.
  • Demonstrates authenticity and encourages others to do the same.
  
  
  
  
• Emotional Intelligence
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates situational awareness - knows when and how to adjust leadership style in different situations.
  • Demonstrates self-awareness - understands strengths and weaknesses.
  • Demonstrates empathy - puts themselves in other's shoes.
  • Assumes positive intent.
  
  
  
  
• Develops and Leads Others
  
  
  
  • Drives alignment through clear communication of vision, goals, and expectations.
  • Invests time on a regular basis in performance feedback and developmental conversations.
  • Fosters a respectful and inclusive environment.
  • Empowers, motivates, and inspires others.
  • Coaches and mentor others for their development.
  • Guides and persuades others to deliver positive outcomes.
  
  
  
  
• Growth Mindset
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates a growth mindset; takes appropriate risks, fails fast and forward, learns from mistakes.
  • Perseveres and champions growth, even in the face of resistance, ambiguity, or possible failure.
  • Thinks like an owner with an entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Demonstrates and encourages intellectual curiosity.
  • Continuous learner; seeks opportunities and knowledge for personal and professional growth.
  • Sees possibilities over problems - actively seeks solutions.
  
  
  
  
• Innovation
  
  
  
  • Encourages out-of-the box thinking to create new ways of doing things.
  • Continuously seeks to improve and simplify pain points in the business.
  • Anticipates, embraces, and leads change.
  • Develops and executes breakthrough strategies.
  
  
  
  
• Integrity
  
  
  
  • Does the right thing even under challenging circumstances?
  • Communicates with honesty.
  • Consistently treats others fairly and equitably.
  • Demonstrates reliability and does what they say they will do.
  • Conducts tough conversations and delivers difficult messages with kindness and respect.
  
  
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• Subject to both typical office environment and outside locations with temperature and weather variations.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional travel may be required.

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Successful, innovative, and fulfilling careers are built here, and your professional development is a high priority. We invest in your future through the latest training, tools, and technologies. Highly collaborative, we work together to solve problems and find better ways to continually grow our business and careers every day. You'll be empowered to try new things, gain new experiences, and build a career with unlimited horizons. The scale and depth of resources that being the #1 building materials distributor in the nation provides a variety of opportunities for you to explore - all in a friendly, people-first environment. Join us to be more, do more, and build more, together at BFS.

In addition to the base wage listed, this position is also eligible to earn an annual bonus subject to changes in plan design and documents and in accordance with applicable law. Eligibility and the amount of the bonus varies based on overall company success, thresholds met and other terms and conditions of the Company's active bonus policy for the respective year.

At Builders FirstSource, we offer competitive, affordable benefits designed to make life better for you and the people you love. Our goal is simple - provide great plans that help you and your family to live happier, healthier and more secure lives. To view all our benefit offerings click here www.bldrbenefits.com.

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