Security Automation Engineer

Sofia Stars

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Sofia City, Bulgaria Until 9/13/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 15, 2026 Last posted July 15, 2026
Job description

Sofia Stars is a fast-growing global service provider that guides high-growth businesses to success. Our range of tailored solutions includes R&D, Customer Support, Sales, KYC, Risk, and Anti-Fraud services. We make every connection shine with fresh tech and cultural understanding.

We are looking for a Security Automation Engineer who will focus primarily on building internal services and automation solutions across security and risk management domains. 

Role Requirements:

  • Strong hands-on experience with Python (mid-level or higher, able to work independently);
  • Proven experience building automation services in security and/or risk management domains;
  • Solid experience with Bash / Shell scripting;
  • Experience with Git workflows (PRs, CI usage, version control best practices);
  • AWS (must-have): IAM (roles, policies, AssumeRole), EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC (networking fundamentals), experience with multi-account environments;
  • Infrastructure & Tools: Docker (build, optimization, debugging), Kubernetes, experience integrating security tools;
  • Security Knowledge: understanding of IAM misconfigurations, familiarity with OWASP Top 10, basic threat modeling, experience with secrets management (Vault, SOPS, or cloud-native solutions), experience integrating security tools into CI/CD (e.g., Slack, Jira);
  • Systems Knowledge: Linux (processes, networking, logs), Windows (AD basics, permissions);
  • English level: B2 or higher.

Nice-to-Have:

  • Experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC);
  • Familiarity with cloud security tools (e.g., Prowler, ScoutSuite);
  • Experience with Cloudflare or edge security solutions;
  • Experience working with large-scale logging pipelines.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain security automation services using Python;
  • Build scalable tools to automate security and risk management processes across multiple departments;
  • Conduct technical security audits and identify vulnerabilities and improvement areas;
  • Develop integrations with internal systems and third-party security tools;
  • Create scripts and services for detecting, preventing, and mitigating security risks;
  • Integrate security checks and tooling into CI/CD pipelines;
  • Troubleshoot and debug infrastructure, applications, and automation workflows.

Our Excellent Benefits:

  • Up to 25 vacation days
  • 6 undocumented sick leaves
  • Medical insurance and dental coverage
  • Sport card 70% coverage (Multisport and/or CoolFit)
  • Food vouchers (102 EUR)
  • Appreciation gifts (birthday, wedding, newborn, etc.)
  • Office massages
  • Breakfast, lunch & snacks in the office
  • Education budget 
  • Monthly team events
  • Great office location

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About this role

Summary

Develop security automation services, build tools, and integrate security into pipelines.

Job title

Security Automation Engineer

Experience level

mid-level or higher

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

security

Location requirements

office-based in Sofia, Bulgaria; no remote work

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

pythonbashgitawsdockerkubernetessecurity

Preferred skills

terraformcloud security toolsedge securitylogging pipelines

Specializations

security automationrisk managementcloud securitysecurity toolsDevOps
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Sofia, Bulgaria

On-site City