Security Automation Lead

The role

You will lead the design and operation of an auditable security automation pipeline. You will build drift reconciliation engines and implement infrastructure-as-code deployment patterns to automate security controls.

What you will do

• Lead the design and operation of a single, auditable security automation pipeline
• Build drift reconciliation and validation engines across endpoint, identity, cloud, and vulnerability management domains
• Replace manual console operations with version-controlled, auditable automation
• Implement and scale infrastructure-as-code deployment patterns and reusable automation components
• Build and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines
• Design observability and monitoring pipelines to surface drift and control failures
• Instrument container and Kubernetes security workflows
• Run the team's sprint cycle with a two-week cadence
• Integrate automation with existing security and infrastructure tooling
• Define, track, and report operational metrics to drive continuous improvement

Required qualifications

• Experience building and operating security automation pipelines in production environments
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment systems, infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, and scripting in PowerShell, Python, or Bash
• Hands-on experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent
• Working knowledge of container orchestration platforms including Kubernetes cluster operations, Helm chart management, image lifecycle, and admission controller integration
• Experience designing and operating observability stacks using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Splunk
• Familiarity with policy-as-code frameworks such as Open Policy Agent, Rego, Sentinel, or Cedar
• Direct people management experience with responsibility for hiring, coaching, development, and accountability
• Experience operating in sprint discipline with ownership of backlog prioritization, capacity planning, and Definition of Done enforcement
• Working knowledge of enterprise security tooling across endpoint detection and response, mobile device management, identity providers, security information and event management, and vulnerability mana
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

Benefits

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• 401(k) savings program with an employer match

About the company

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. The firm seeks to deliver superior returns through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies.