CyberSecurity Engineer

Seeking a CyberSecurity Engineer for a long term contract role based in Long Beach, CA. The Security Automation Engineer supports the build-out of agent-driven triage and response automation, working under the direction of the Principal Automation Engineer. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. * Support the build-out of agent-driven triage and response automation under the direction of the Senior Security Engineers. * Implement, test, and iterate on automation workflows and playbooks that take detection content and turn it into consistent triage and response actions. * Write and maintain the integration code connecting automation workflows to the security stack (SIEM, EDR, and related tooling) that Eng operates. * Help instrument and monitor automation performance in production such catching false positives, missed cases, and brittle logic before they become operational problems. * Document workflow logic, decision points, and known limitations clearly enough that senior engineers and analysts can all reason about what the automation is actually doing. * Work alongside Cyber Analysts to understand real triage patterns before automating them. Required Knowledge and Attributes * Genuine interest in security operations. No security background required walking in, but a real desire to build one. * Ability to work well under senior technical direction: this is a build-and-learn seat, not a solo one. * Clear written communication. Required Education and Experience * Solid software engineering fundamentals and comfort writing and debugging production code, ideally including Python/Go a similar scripting-friendly language. * Comfort with APIs, workflow/automation frameworks, and the general shape of integrating disparate systems. * Some exposure to SOC concepts, log/alert data, or prior coursework/projects touching security operations is a plus, not a requirement.