A security automation engineer is a software developer that specialises in automating security procedures. Therefore, as an automation engineer, you will need to work closely with other groups to gather requirements and automate processes in order to find and fix problems.

Role of a Security Automation Engineer

An organization’s applications need to be continuously protected, and it’s the job of a security automation engineer to provide automated solutions to this problem.

Security Automation Engineer Job Description

Software systems analysis and the creation of automatic fixes for security flaws are just two examples of the work performed by a security automation engineer. Understanding the Web application development process and current information security standards and procedures are both necessary for this position.

Security Automation Engineer Skills & Qualifications

• Scripting language expert; Python, Perl, Ruby, etc.
• Skills in bug tracking, continuous integration, and performance test automation
• Security testing
• Web Application Security Testing
• Aptitude for learning and mastering tools and technologies
• Aptitude for learning new technologies and programming languages quickly

Experience with some/all of the following, for example:

• API testing
• Automated web app testing
• Automated vulnerability scanning
• Web application security assessment and validation
• Database administrators
• Operating systems (Linux or Unix)
• Web server administration (Apache or IIS)
• Web application development (ASP, JSP, PHP, ColdFusion, Java)

Strong interpersonal skills, for example:

• Initiative
• Energy
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Good judgment and decision-making skills
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Security Automation Engineering Best Practices

• Have in-depth knowledge about the application security landscape and best practices; also, be able to translate that into actionable information.
• Work with development teams to continuously improve the security of their applications.
• Implement secure coding and design practices.
• Keep up with the latest developments in application security and related technologies.
• Actively seek out and participate in new training opportunities. As a result, to stay current on best practices and new technologies.
• Help guide the organization through the process of developing a culture of security excellence and encourage and enable others to adopt secure coding and design practices.

Education

While a bachelor’s degree is typically desired, candidates with an associate degree and extensive relevant work experience may be given preference. What follows is a list of skills:

vital for a professional in the field of security automation engineering.

• Use your knowledge of application development best practises to inform your system architecture and programming.
• Knowledge of web technologies to design, develop, and maintain secure web applications.
• The ability to programme solutions and see them through development, implementation, and eventual automation.
• The ability to build secure solutions based on familiarity with security procedures and technologies.
• A familiarity with client/server architecture is necessary for protecting client-based systems.
• Software development processes for creating and improving software products and services.
• Determine the best approach to a problem or assignment by evaluating available options analytically.
• Using techniques like user-requirement identification, business-process analysis, system-proposal analysis, functional-and-technical-requirement review, and alternative-suggestions evaluation, you can analyse the needs of IT applications.
• Assess software products by comparing products with known software metrics, such as those found in performance or quality models or industry standards such as CMMI or ISO/IEC 15504, as well as comparing product features to customer needs.
• Assess system capabilities by evaluating existing systems against performance measurements, such as throughput, response times, resource consumption, capacity limits, resilience, and availability to meet performance objectives for a new or upgraded system or component of a system.