Senior Trust Automation Engineer

Who we are DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at www.digicert.com Job summary We are seeking a Senior Trust Automation Engineer to lead the design, development, and evolution of automation across DigiCert’s Trust Office and Security Engineering functions. This role focuses on strategic automation , reducing systemic manual effort, improving security decision quality, and enabling scalable, reliable operations through advanced orchestration, integrations, and AI-assisted workflows. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in security automation, security engineering, or DevOps, demonstrates strong architectural judgment, and can independently drive automation initiatives from problem discovery through production adoption. This role acts as a technical authority and multiplier , influencing tooling, standards, and best practices across security teams. What you will do Primary Responsibilities and Competencies • Architect, design, and lead security automation platforms and workflows that materially reduce manual effort and operational risk across Trust Office teams • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of automation solutions, from requirements discovery and design through implementation, rollout, and long-term maintenance • Develop and review Python-based automation frameworks and services that integrate security tools, APIs, and internal data sources at scale • Build and evolve advanced automation for vulnerability management, alert triage, enrichment, decisioning, remediation orchestration, reporting, and audit evidence generation • Serve as a technical partner and advisor to Security, Compliance, Standards, and Platform Operations teams. • Identify, prioritize, and justify high-impact automation opportunities , balancing risk reduction, efficiency gains, and engineering effort • Design and implement AI/LLM-assisted security automation (e.g., enrichment, summarization, classification, decision support) with strong governance, validation, and security guardrails • Define and enforce automation reliability standards , including logging, monitoring, testing strategies, error handling, and rollback mechanisms • Drive integration and orchestration patterns across SIEMs, ticketing systems, cloud services, and internal platforms • Produce and maintain architecture documentation, runbooks, and technical standards to ensure scalability, consistency, and knowledge sharing • Provide technical mentorship and code review for other engineers contributing to automation initiatives What you will have Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience • 7+ years of experience in security engineering, automation engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps • Proven experience leading automation projects from inception to successful completion. Candidates should demonstrate a track record of developing detailed project plans, managing timelines and budgets, and delivering measurable results. • Deep proficiency in Python , API design, and large-scale system integrations • Proven experience architecting and operating security automation in production environments • Strong hands-on experience with automation platforms (or equivalent SOAR/automation tools) • Practical, production experience integrating AI or LLM capabilities into automated workflows with appropriate controls • Advanced experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and release management • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Nice to have Preferred Qualifications • Deep experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk , including data modeling and alerting strategies • Strong familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms , including IAM, logging, and security services • Experience designing automation that integrates with Jira, ServiceNow, or similar ITSM platforms at scale • Experience operating in highly regulated environments (SOC 2, ISO 27001, WebTrust) and automating audit and compliance workflows • Prior experience acting as a technical lead or domain expert for security automation or SOAR initiatives Benefits • Generous time off policies • Top shelf benefits • Education, wellness and lifestyle support To protect candidate information and maintain a secure hiring process, all applications must be submitted through our careers portal. Resumes or CVs sent directly via email will not be reviewed or considered. #LI-SS1