Lead Automation Engineer
Job in
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Listing for:
MCD McKesson Canada Corporation / La Corporation McKesson Canada
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-15
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Title
Lead Automation Engineer
Summary
We are seeking a Lead Automation Engineer (P5) to design, deliver, and scale automation that powers our cybersecurity platforms and operations. You will own the automation strategy and execution across SIEM, SOAR, endpoint, vulnerability, and cloud-security workflows—eliminating manual toil, standardizing deployments, and embedding reliability into the way we operate.
Location note: this is a remote role within 50km of Mississagua Ontario or St Laurent Quebec, or Calgary, AB, or Vancouver, BC
What You’ll Do
Own the automation roadmap aligned to platform runbooks and quarterly objectives; prioritize high-value use cases that reduce manual effort and improve speed/quality.Design, implement, and maintain Python-based playbooks, micro-services, and scripts for enrichment, decisioning, remediation, and evidence collection.Deliver self-service capabilities (CLI/Chat Ops/UI) that enable platform teams and SOC/IR to perform standardized actions safely and repeatedly.Build robust API integrations between security tools and enterprise systems (e.g., SIEM/SOAR, endpoint, vulnerability scanners, ticketing/Service Now, CMDB, identity, cloud services).Implement CI/CD workflows (Git Hub Actions/Azure Dev Ops/Git Lab CI), environment promotion, secrets management, and rollback safety for automation code.Add observability to automation (structured logging, metrics, traces, alerts); track playbook success/failure, latency, and error budgets.Act as technical lead for automation initiatives; mentor engineers on Python, integration patterns, and CI/CD.Partner closely with SOC/IR, Platform Ops, Cloud/Infra, and GRC to align automation to operational, resilience, and compliance needs.What You Bring
Expert-level Python (designing maintainable packages/services, async patterns where useful, testing, packaging, dependency management).Practical experience building API integrations (REST/Graph
QL), handling auth flows (OAuth2, JWT), and working with JSON/structured logs.Demonstrated Dev Ops capability: CI/CD pipelines, artifact versioning, release orchestration, and basic container familiarity (Docker).Hands-on with at least two security/platform domains (e.g., SIEM/SOAR, endpoint/EDR, vulnerability management, email/data security, cloud security).Strong communication skills and a track record of shipping reliable automation that measurably improves operations.Minimum Requirements
Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Less years required if has relevant Master’s or Doctorate qualifications.Preferable Skills & Experience
Experience with Terraform or Ansible for provisioning/configuration.Familiarity with event-driven patterns (webhooks, message queues) and serverless runtimes.Experience optimizing cost/throughput for data pipelines or security platform ingestion.Comfort with basic front-end for internal self-service tools (e.g., lightweight UIs, Chat Ops).What Success Would Look Like
Toil reduction and time-to-complete improvements for automated workflows.Playbook success rate, latency, and reduction in manual escalations.Coverage of automation across priority platforms (e.g., % alerts triaged/enriched automatically, % standard changes automated).Deployment reliability (pipeline success, rollback readiness, change-related incident reduction).Quality and completeness of audit-ready evidence produced automatically by automation jobs.Tools & Environment
Language: Python (primary)Dev Ops: Git Hub/Git Hub Actions or Azure Dev Ops; container builds; secrets management (e.g., Key Vault/Secrets Manager)Integrations: REST/Graph
QL APIs, Service Now/CMDB, identity platforms, cloud provider SDKsSecurity platforms: SIEM/SOAR (e.g., Splunk, Cortex XSIAM/XSOAR), EDR (e.g., Sentinel One/Defender), Vulnerability Mgmt (e.g., Rapid7/Tenable), Email/Data Security (e.g., MDO/Proofpoint)Nice-to-have: Terraform/Ansible, message queues (Event Hub/Kafka/SQS), simple UI/Chat Ops front-ends______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Intitulé du poste
Ingénieur/e principal en automatisation
Résumé
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