Network Security Engineer​/Programmer

Position Title: Cybersecurity Programmer / Security Automation Engineer

Location: Remote - United States

Clearance Requirements: None specified

Position Status: Contract

Pay Rate: $50.00 – $55.00 per hour

Seneca Resources is seeking a Cybersecurity Programmer / Security Automation Engineer to support a Cybersecurity Technology Services team focused on security automation, configuration management, API integrations, and cloud security.

This role is ideal for a technically strong professional who enjoys developing automation and security tooling across Microsoft Defender, Palo Alto Networks Security Configuration Management (SCM), Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The successful candidate will help strengthen enterprise security by automating security operations, integrating security platforms, improving configuration compliance, building data pipelines, and supporting incident response capabilities across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

• Develop and maintain Python, Power Shell, Bash, or Go automation scripts and applications supporting cybersecurity operations, configuration management, and policy enforcement.
• Build and maintain integrations using REST APIs and security platform APIs, including Microsoft Defender XDR, Palo Alto Networks Panorama/SCM
  , and cloud-native security services.
• Integrate security data from Azure, AWS, and GCP into enterprise security platforms, dashboards, and operational tools.
• Build and maintain data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, normalizing, and routing security logs into SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk
  .
• Automate security remediation workflows and support SOAR integrations to improve incident response and operational efficiency.
• Partner with cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, and engineering teams to implement secure configurations and monitor security compliance.
• Monitor security platform health, performance, configuration drift, and policy compliance across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Support cloud security, IAM, network segmentation, and security configuration management initiatives.
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Dev Sec Ops  automation using tools such as Terraform and Git Hub
  .
• Develop clear technical documentation covering code, integrations, configurations, workflows, and operational procedures.
• Support audit readiness and continuous improvement of enterprise security controls and automation processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology
  , or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• 1–5 years of experience in programming, cybersecurity engineering, security automation, or a related technical discipline.
• Proficiency with one or more scripting/programming languages, including Python, Power Shell, Bash, or Go
  .
• Hands-on experience working with Microsoft Defender APIs
  , Palo Alto Networks Panorama/SCM APIs
  , or comparable cybersecurity APIs.
• Experience integrating cloud security APIs and services across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles, Identity and Access Management (IAM), network segmentation, security configuration management, and compliance
  .
• Experience with SIEM and/or SOAR platforms
  , preferably Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Git Hub, APIs, automation, and Dev Sec Ops  practices
  .
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

• Security certifications such as Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Security Engineer Associate, PCNSE, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, or CISSP
  .
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud and…