Senior Security Automation Engineer

About the role

FNF ® is the leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF ®'s various mortgage and real estate services companies provide services that complement our title insurance business.

From a full-service qualified intermediary, home warranties, UCC insurance, relocation services, and notary services, we provide essential services to fulfill the needs of a changing real estate industry. FNF ® believes the power of technology can elevate the real estate transaction.

From investments in title and escrow software to industry-leading real estate partner solutions, we take our commitment to provide real estate professionals and consumers with a truly reimagined, transparent, connected, and trusted real estate experience to heart.

Position Overview

Leads the design, development, and optimization of complex, cross-functional automation solutions. Acts as a technical authority on architecture decisions, integration patterns, and engineering best practices within the ORCA program.

Location

• This role is 100% remote.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Architect and implement end-to-end automation solutions
• Define integration standards, data flow patterns, and reusable framework components
• Design and maintain the data lake architecture for centralized automation telemetry and
• reporting
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design sessions, and knowledge transfer
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend platform improvements to enhance capability and scale

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent combination of extensive experience and education
• 5-7+ years in software engineering, DevOps, or automation engineering, with at least 2 years in a security or infrastructure domain
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering production automation platforms or data pipelines at enterprise scale
• Track record of mentoring junior engineers and influencing technical direction
• Experience integrating across multiple enterprise systems (ITSM, identity, vulnerability management, threat intel)
• Python (advanced: library design, async patterns, packaging, CI/CD integration)
• REST API architecture (designing, versioning, auth patterns: OAuth 2.0, Managed Identity, API keys)
• Automation orchestration platforms (Apache Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, or equivalent)
• Data pipeline and data lake design (schema evolution, partitioning, storage optimization)
• AI/LLM integration (agent architectures, tool-calling patterns, multi-model orchestration, prompt engineering)
• Container orchestration (Kubernetes/AKS: deployments, Helm charts, troubleshooting, resource management)
• Linux administration (RHEL: systemd, networking, security hardening, performance tuning)
• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates)
• Git workflows (branching strategies, PR review processes, CI/CD pipeline design)
• SQL (complex queries, schema design, performance optimization)

Preferred Experience

• Master's degree in a technical discipline a plus
• Relevant certifications strongly valued: CISSP, AZ-305 (Solutions Architect), CKA/CKAD, AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer), AWS/Azure Security specialty
• Azure platform expertise (Key Vault, Blob Storage, Container Apps/AKS, Managed Identity, Azure OpenAI)
• Security domain knowledge (vulnerability management lifecycle, threat intel feeds, CVSS/EPSS scoring, SIEM/SOAR)
• Encrypted data handling (Parquet Modular Encryption, AES-256, key management)
• Graph database experience (Neo4j, Cypher)
• Experience building shared libraries or SDKs consumed by multiple teams
• Contribution to architecture decisions and technical roadmaps at the program level
• Experience with enterprise change management and production deployment processes

Compensation & Benefits

FNF, its affiliates, and subsidiaries carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, specialty, experience, and work location. Based on location and job-related factors such as skillset and experience, this position has the potential to earn compensation in the range of $150,000 - $170,000 annually.

Actual rate may vary within the range provided, depending on a number of factors, including skillset, experience and location. The base compensation is one component of the total rewards package offered to our employees, including optional health and welfare insurance (medical/dental/vision/life/disability); paid holidays, vacation, and sick time off; and matching 401(k) plan and matching employee stock purchase plan.