Automation Software Engineer


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£600 to £650 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, EC2V 6DN
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	26 Aug 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

Your new role

You'll join a Cyber Security Engineering team focused on building automation and developer tooling that improves the adoption and usability of security solutions across a large, complex technology estate. The team's mission is to help engineers embed security best practices into their day-to-day development activities with minimal friction.

Automation Software Engineer

£650 Per Day Inside IR35

6 months contract

Hybrid

Key responsibilities will include

Automating the onboarding and integration of security and code-scanning tools.

Building and maintaining integrations across multiple systems, APIs and data sources.

Improving developer workflows and the overall developer experience.

Developing scalable, maintainable automation solutions.

Working with CI/CD tooling and development platforms to streamline security adoption.

Solving complex integration and compatibility challenges across development environments.

Collaborating with Software Engineers and Security Engineers in a distributed team environment.

What you'll need to succeed

Strong Software Engineering & Automation experience.

Python or similar scripting language expertise.

API & Systems Integration experience.

CI/CD, Developer Tooling & Automation knowledge.

Ability to work independently and solve complex technical challenges.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience working with multiple data sources and building scalable solutions.

What you need to do now

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