ZipStaff Inc.
Senior SOAR Automation Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia•Contract
$42 - $44 hourly
$42 - $44 hourly
About the Job
Job Title: Senior SOAR Automation Engineer
Location: Washington, DC (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
Location: Washington, DC (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
About the Opportunity
ZipStaff is seeking a Senior SOAR Automation Engineer for the Cyber Advisory Governance and Enablement group at a major transportation organization.
You will work with a Lead SOAR Architect to build automated playbooks, custom widgets, and API integrations in the Swimlane platform. The goal is a single-pane-of-glass view across the security stack and streamlined GRC workflows. This is a development and automation seat, not a pure SOC or incident-response role.
What You’ll Do:
- Design, build, and optimize automated playbooks, workflows, custom widgets, and user interfaces in Swimlane.
- Develop custom API connectors and data pipelines to integrate Swimlane with security tools, ServiceNow, CMDBs, and cloud environments.
- Streamline risk triage, escalation, and compliance workflows; normalize datasets; and implement error handling, logging, and monitoring.
- Conduct technical discovery and translate business and security needs into user stories, specifications, and functional playbooks.
- Maintain change controls, data validation standards, and technical documentation for audit and compliance.
Required Qualifications:
- 3–5 years hands-on experience developing and deploying automated SOAR playbooks.
- Strong preferred expertise in Swimlane (Splunk SOAR or Microsoft Sentinel considered with transferable development skills).
- Proven background in workflow engineering, software development, or API integrations — not a pure SOC or IR background.
- Hands-on with Python, REST APIs, and JSON.
- Experience building custom forms, dashboards, reporting, and dataset enrichment pipelines.
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, M365), ticketing systems, and hybrid infrastructure.
- Strong communication with non-technical stakeholders and ability to work with architects and developers in Agile.
- Able to work on-site in Washington, DC.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Direct Swimlane development experience.
- GRC or compliance automation.
- Transportation or large enterprise security environments.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance.
- Dental Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) + 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off.
- Referral Program.
About ZipStaff
ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.
To apply, submit your resume highlighting SOAR playbooks you built, the platform you used (Swimlane preferred), and API integrations you developed. Pure SOC or incident-response experience without playbook development will not be considered.