Security Automation Engineer

Acronis is a world leader in cyber protection, delivering natively integrated solutions that monitor, control, and protect the data that businesses and lives depend on. Driven by our passion to protect every workload, we’ve built the industry’s only all-in-one cyber protection platform. We are looking for a Security Automation Engineer to join our mission of protecting the digital world.
In this role you will be primarily responsible for developing automation solutions for rollout, configuration and migration of security policies to seamlessly protect complex environments with thousands of workloads. You will be part of a global team passionate about cyber security, coding, integrations and automation in the Cloud.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build and maintain proficient functional and technical knowledge of the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud product line – security, data protection & management layers
• Develop and implement security automation focused on policy management, monitoring, alerting and system change/configuration management
• Develop and maintain code base of existing tools and solutions, participate in regular code review sessions, write quality code in accordance with best practices
• Evaluate and estimate efforts for technical delivery tasks, participate in planning and scope sessions with Technical Leads, Architects or Managers
• Work on delivery projects with focus on platform integrations, automation & migration scope, in accordance with industry’s best practices for cyber security and data protection
• Work closely with different technical stakeholders and teams – Data Center Operations, Research and Development, Product Management and more
• Provide feedback to Product Management and QA Teams on product enhancements, bugs and required features identified

WHAT YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• Proven track record and experience in the Cyber Security industry, working with modern EDR & XDR solutions, standards and frameworks like NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001, and related best practices in a large or medium-sized environment
• Proven background and experience with advanced Python object-oriented programming, Web Services, REST API and multi-tier, multi-tenant cloud-based applications
• Proven background and experience with scripting languages for system automation, configuration management, and task orchestration (Windows & Unix/Linux)
• Knowledge and understanding of CI/CD principles and tools
• Experience working with Atlassian suite (JIRA, Git/Bitbucket, Confluence)
• Ability to interact and communicate with multiple stakeholders – technical and business
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Cyber Security or equivalent experience
• Ability to travel occasionally, including internationally
• Fluent written and spoken English language.

Would be considered plus if you have

• Technical hands-on experience in 3 or more of the following areas – Cyber Security, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Linux System Administration, Public & Private Clouds, industry leading EDR & XDR products

• Experience in Cyber Security industry, particularly endpoint protection, threat prevention, detection & response

*Please submit your resume and application in English

WHO WE ARE

Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), enterprise IT departments and home users. Our all-in-one solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. We offer the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with our unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.

A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis offers over twenty years of innovation with 15 offices worldwide and more than 1800 employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.

Our corporate culture is focused on making a positive impact on the lives of each employee and the communities we serve. Mutual trust, respect and belief that we can contribute to the world everyday are the cornerstones of our team. Each member of our “A-Team” plays an instrumental role in driving the success of our innovative and expanding business. We seek individuals who excel in dynamic, global environments and have a never give up attitude, contributing to our collective growth and impact.

Our Interview Practices  

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. 

  

Use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during live interviews may be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process and a full criminal, education and identification background check is required for all new hires. 

Acronis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 

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