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Principal Security Engineer

Australia, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Build reusable agents and tools to expedite and improve the consistency and quality of security reviews for Windows and devices; review features and code for security defects and architectural risk.

Role type

Principal Security Engineer (OS & Native Code)

Builds

Reusable security agents and automated review tools

Domain

Operating Systems Security / Native Code Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

vulnerability identification in OS and native C/C++ applications, security research, bug exploitation, bypassing security mitigations, automated security review tooling, architectural risk assessment

Preferred skills

experience with external security community and researchers, articulating business value of security investments

Technologies

C/C++, operating systems

Responsibilities

Build reusable agents and tools to expedite and improve the consistency and quality of security reviews, Review features and code for security defects and architectural risk using agents and automated tools, Interact with the external security community and security researchers, Collaborate with product teams to improve security, Articulate the business value of security investments, Identify vulnerabilities in operating systems and/or native (C/C++) applications

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship

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