Job Title: Senior Security Automation Engineer.
Location: Remote (U.S. — EST or CST only).
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099).
About the Opportunity:
ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Security Automation Engineer to design and implement security automation at a major pharmacy and healthcare organization.
You will automate Akamai origin lockdown, WAF and edge controls, certificate and secrets lifecycle, and perimeter policy using Terraform, APIs, and CI/CD. This is not a pure Akamai portal role and not a project-coordinator role.
What You’ll Do:
- Design and implement automation for Akamai origin lockdown, perimeter modernization, and security platforms.
- Build and maintain Terraform for security configuration, policy enforcement, and platform provisioning.
- Develop reusable frameworks, APIs, and services in Python, Java, or Go.
- Integrate controls across Akamai, F5, Palo Alto, DNS, network, cloud, and platform teams.
- Automate deployment and lifecycle of WAF, origin lockdown, TLS, certificates, and secrets.
- Build CI/CD and GitHub Actions for Secure SDLC, security-as-code, and policy validation.
- Support secure solutions on GCP, Kubernetes, and GKE.
- Own design, code review, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
- Mentor others and drive adoption of reusable automation.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years application security, Secure SDLC, web and API security, WAF, edge security, Akamai security controls, origin lockdown, and TLS / certificate security.
- 5+ years Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, security-as-code, configuration and policy automation, automated testing, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD.
- 5+ years Python, and Java or Go, plus REST API development, microservices, and cross-platform integration.
- 4+ years GCP, Kubernetes, GKE, container security, and production support.
- 4+ years cloud and enterprise networking, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, proxies, F5, or Palo Alto.
- 3+ years secrets management and certificate lifecycle automation.
- U.S. Citizen or Green Card only. No sponsorship
- Reside in and work EST or CST hours.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Akamai, F5, Palo Alto, or DNS APIs and centralized orchestration.
- AI-assisted security automation or LLM integration.
- Healthcare or another regulated industry.
Benefits
- Health Insurance.
- Dental Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) + 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off.
- Referral Program.
About ZipStaff.
ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.
To apply, submit your resume highlighting Terraform modules you own, Python or Go automation you built, and Akamai or WAF controls you automated. Portal-only Akamai experience with no IaC will not be considered. U.S. Citizen or Green Card, and EST or CST, required.