Affinity

4457 Security Automation Engineer

Affinity • $100K — $130K *
Reston, VA 20191In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in a related field
  • Active IAT Level II certification (e.g. CompTIA Security+)
  • Active Cyber Security Service Provider Infrastructure Support certification (e.g. CompTIA Cloud+)
  • Proven experience with SOAR playbook development
  • Familiarity with REST API integration and event-driven architecture
  • Understanding of incident response and triage processes
  • Familiarity with AI coding tools and LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT, Grok, Claude)

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain incident response playbooks in the SOAR platform
  • Develop custom automation logic using low-code and pro-code tools
  • Integrate various security tools via APIs and webhooks
  • Collaborate with the SOC team to automate triage processes
  • Utilize LLMs to improve automation intelligence
  • Work with SQL and GraphQL for data querying
  • Demonstrate proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or JavaScript

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with advanced AI and automation technologies
  • Engagement with a collaborative Security Operations Center team
  • Potential for impactful contributions to incident response efficiency
  • Work in a role that combines software engineering and cybersecurity
  • Access to cutting-edge tools and methodologies in a top secret environment
Full Job Description
4457 Security Automation Engineer
4457 | Top Secret

Job Description:

OVERVIEW:

The Security Automation (SOAR) Engineer will build, optimize, and scale our automated incident response workflows. You will bridge security operations and software engineering, using modern low-code/pro-code tools and AI to cut response times and strengthen our threat posture.

GENERAL DUTIES:

  • Playbook Automation: Design, build, and maintain end-to-end incident response playbooks within our SOAR platform.
  • Workflow Logic: Write custom automation logic using a mix of low-code tools and pro-code scripting.
  • Integrations: Connect disparate security tools via REST APIs, webhooks, and event-driven architecture.
  • Incident Response: Partner with the SOC team to translate manual triage steps into reliable, automated actions.
  • AI Integration: Leverage frontier LLMs (such as ChatGPT, Grok, Claude Code, or Codex) to enhance automation intelligence and code generation.
  • Query & Data: SQL and GraphQL.
  • Scripting & Development: Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript (at least one required)


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience related to specific functional area.
  • Active certifications for both IAT Level II (e.g. CompTIA Security+) and Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) Infrastructure Support (e.g. CompTIA Cloud+) by program onboarding date.
  • The following individual certifications cover both certification requirements for this program: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst, CySA+; EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND); GlAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional, GICSP; (ISC)2 System Security Certified Practitioner (SCCP).
  • SOAR Playbook Automation: Proven experience building security orchestration and automated response workflows.
  • Workflow Logic: Strong grasp of both low-code interface design and pro-code logic handling.
  • API & Architectures: Deep hands-on experience with REST API integration, webhook management, and event-driven systems.
  • Incident Response: Understanding of core security incidents, triage procedures, and playbook design patterns.
  • Frontier LLMs: Familiarity with AI coding tools and LLMs (ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Claude Code, Codex) is a strong plus.


DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Extensive experience with SOAR Playbook Automation
  • Multiple scripting and development languages
  • Deep understanding of incident response playbook design


CLEARANCE:

  • Active Top Secret clearance minimum required


Job Details

City : Reston

State : Virginia

About Affinity

Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automatically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportunities. Affinity uses artificial intelligence to analyze relationship strength and illuminate the best paths to warm introductions. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automatically updated database without any manual upkeep. Founded in 2014, Affinity is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Affinity has raised $120M to date and is backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, 8VC and MassMutual Ventures. It has over 2,700 customers in 70 countries, including venture capital firms such as Bain Capital Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, private equity firms such as SoftBank Group, investment bankers such as Woodside Capital Partners, financial services firms such as Fidelity Investments, real estate companies such as Tishman Speyer, insurers such as American Family Insurance and enterprises such as Nike, Qualcomm and Twilio. Affinity has been named in Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and editor's number one pick, the Data Breakthrough Award, BIG Innovation Award and others.
Learn more about Affinity
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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