Python Automation Engineer

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Senior Python Automation Engineer in Irving, TX (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 24 Months
Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, and education.
• Senior-level hands-on experience with Python
• Extensive experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines
• GitHub Actions and Infrastructure as Code expertise
• Strong hands-on operational automation experience using Ansible
• Deep familiarity with Proxy and Firewall technologies, including integration with:
  
  • Palo Alto Firewall
  • Fortinet Firewall
  • Broadcom Cloud Proxy Services
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and automating security controls and policy management across:
  
  • Palo Alto Firewall
  • Fortinet Firewall
  • Broadcom Cloud Proxy Service environments
• Ability to deliver independently in complex enterprise environments
• Proven delivery of stateful workflow orchestration (Temporal, ORCA, or similar)

Key Responsibilities
Unified Network Security Automation Architecture

• Design a unified Network Security automation architecture that standardizes networking, security services, and automation behaviors across:
  
  • Palo Alto Firewall
  • Fortinet Firewall
  • Broadcom Cloud Proxy Services
• Implement fully automated Sepio, SAT, and Proxy software lifecycle workflows
• Implement fully automated standard change workflows
• Automate software lifecycle events including Day 0, Day 1, and Day 2 operations

Automation & Orchestration Execution

• Design and implement stateful, fault-tolerant workflows using Temporal / ORCA
• Embed retry, timeout, validation, and compensation logic into SAT, Proxy, and Sepio workflows
• Build reusable orchestration patterns for SAT, Proxy, and Sepio deployment and operations

Source of Truth Integration

• Extend and integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of intent and state
• Model SAT, Proxy, and Sepio topology, IPAM, and configuration data
• Ensure SAT, Proxy, and Sepio automation executes strictly from source-of-truth data

CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code

• Implement CI pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Use Temporal to provision and manage automation and branch-related infrastructure
• Follow version control, testing, and promotion standards

Operational Automation

• Design and execute Ansible-based operational automation for branch environments
• Automate configuration, compliance validation, rollback, and remediation
• Ensure changes are secure, auditable, and repeatable

API & Observability Enablement

• Expose SAT, Proxy, Sepio, and automation services through Apigee
• Instrument workflows using Grafana and/or Prometheus
• Provide telemetry for reliability, scaling, and troubleshooting