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Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system - reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.\nWho we are\nWith its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform,Symboticis changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system - reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed, and flexibility.\nWhat we need\nWe are looking for a Senior Security Automation Engineer to join our Security Automation team within our Information Security organization. Your job will be to design and build AI-driven automations, internal applications, copilots, and agentic workflows that help Security, IT, GRC, and business teams operate more efficiently and securely - and to help build the guardrails that keep AI-driven actions safe, compliant, and trustworthy.\nThis is a hands-on, high-autonomy engineering role,not a prompt-writing job.You will take loosely defined problems and own them end to end: shape the requirements, choose the architecture, use modern AI development tools to build fast, personallyvalidatethe code you ship, and deliver production systems. You will be one of two engineers on a small, high-trust team inside the Security organization - your work will be visible from day one, and your first project supports a compliance goal set by our CIO and VP of Security.\nWhat we do\nThe Security Automation team is part of the Information Security organization, which protectsSymbotic’senterprise, systems, and operations by building secure, scalable capabilities that reduce risk and strengthen compliance. The team creates automation, integrations, and AI-powered workflows that support security operations, compliance activities (ISO 27001, SOC2), access governance, endpoint compliance, shadow-IT discovery, vulnerability management, and broader operational efficiency across the business.\nWhatyou’lldo\nDesign, develop, andmaintainAI-driven automations, internal applications, copilots, and workflow orchestration solutions that improve how Security, IT, GRC, and business teamsoperate.\n\nBuild agentic workflows that can retrieve context, reason through tasks, use approved tools, and generate actionable outputs.\n\nAutomate repetitive security, compliance, and operational processes - user access reviews, software approval workflows, compliance evidence collection - to reduce manual effort and accelerate response times.\n\nIntegrate AI and automation workflows with enterprise platforms such as ITSM, IAM, SIEM, SOAR, GRC, ticketing, knowledge management, vulnerability management, and cloud security tools.\n\nDevelop secure human-in-the-loop approval patterns for high-risk, sensitive, or business-critical AI-driven actions.\n\nCreate reusable workflow patterns, prompts, templates, and service components that can be adopted across teams.\n\nPartner with stakeholders across Security, IT, Engineering, Compliance, and the business toidentifyhigh-value automation opportunities and translate needs into practical technical solutions.\n\nContribute to penetration-testing and red-team efforts as our offensive security program grows.\n\nMeasure and report outcomes such as time saved, error reduction, throughput improvement, and risk reduction.\n\nHelp define standards, governance, and guardrails for the secure, responsible, and compliant use of AI across the organization.\n\nWhatyou’llneed\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, ora relatedtechnical field.Two years of experience in parrotnerotrophiccs.\n\nMinimum of 5 years of professional software engineering experience with genuine full-stack depth - client, server, and data/storage - and the DevOps skills (Docker, CI/CD, cloud) to run what you build.\n\nHands-on experience building with AI and LLM systems: LLM APIs, agent frameworks, RAG pipelines, prompt design, and AI-assisted development tools - including the judgment to review andvalidateAI-generated code before it ships.\n\nStrong development skills, ideally Python, with API-driven integrations: REST APIs, webhooks, message queues, databases, and workflow orchestration platforms.\n\nExperience building internal tools, automation workflows, or service integrations in enterprise environments.\n\nUnderstandingsecure system design: identity and access management, role-based access control,secretsmanagement, and audit logging.\n\nThe autonomy to take an ambiguous businessneedsand deliver a working, documented, production system with minimal direction, plusstrong communicationskills across technical and non-technical teams.\n\nPreferred qualifications\nFamiliarity with enterprise security platforms: SIEM, SOAR, ITSM, IAM, GRC, vulnerability management,endpointor cloud security.\n\nExposurecompliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2) and control automation.\n\nInterest or experience in penetration testing and red-team tooling.\n\nTypeScript, Go, or Rust; PostgreSQL, SQLite, orBigQuery; infrastructure as code.\n\nOur environment\nHybrid at our Wilmington, MA headquarters. No travelrequired.\n\nAbout Symbotic\nSymbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com.\nWe are a community of innovators, collaborators and pioneers who embrace our differences, because we know unique perspectives make us stronger and smarter. Every perspective matters. We depend on the collective voices of our employees, customers and community to help guide us as we build a better place to work - for you and the world. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.\nWe do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.\nThe base range for this position in the posted location is $120,000.00 - $165,000.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. 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