Security Automation Engineer Hybrid - San Francisco

Vercel gives developers the tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel helps customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour build for the AI-native web.

Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products. That starts with creating a place where everyone can do their best work. Whether you\’re building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story: You can just ship things.

About the Role:

We are looking for an Automation Engineer to join our Security team. This role will focus on building internal security tools, automating secure design reviews, and integrating security guidance directly into pull requests. Your work will empower both the security and development teams by reducing friction in the security review process and ensuring best practices are embedded seamlessly into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

If you’re based within a pre-determined commuting distance of one of our offices (SF, NY, London, or Berlin), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. If you\’re located beyond that distance, the role is fully remote. For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

What You Will Do:

Develop and maintain security automation tooling to enhance visibility, enforce security best practices, and streamline processes.

Automate secure design reviews and integrate security checks into pull request workflows and CI/CD pipelines.

Build and manage security operations automation, including data pipelines, SOAR workflows, and log aggregation for improved threat detection.

Collaborate with development and security teams to ensure seamless adoption of security automation.

Continuously refine automation strategies to optimize security effectiveness and reduce manual overhead.

Support on-going vulnerability management efforts to ensure proper attack surface management.

About You:

Experience building automation tooling for security or developer efficiency.

Experience with GitHub automation and API integrations.

Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how to integrate security into development workflows.

Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code security best practices and automation techniques.

Ability to collaborate effectively across security and engineering teams.

Bonus If You:

Have experience with security policy-as-code frameworks.

Have worked on integrating security controls into developer workflows at scale.

Have experience with modern cloud-native security tooling and practices.

Competitive compensation package, including equity.

Learn and Grow – we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.

Flexible Time Off.

We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.

The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $196,000-$294,000. This salary range is an estimate. Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location. The total compensation package also includes benefits and equity-based compensation. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don\’t necessarily check every box on the job description.

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