Principal Security Engineer
Core
Principal-level security architecture and strategy role setting enterprise-wide security direction, defining controls/standards, and acting as a technical authority on complex threats including AI and agentic systems.
Role type
Principal Security Architect & Strategy Lead
Builds
Enterprise security strategy, reference architectures, and platform-wide security standards for ServiceNow products and platforms.
Domain
Enterprise Security, Cloud Security, AI Security (LLM/GenAI/Agentic Systems)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Threat modeling (STRIDE, attack trees), Security frameworks (OWASP Top 10), Security architecture design, Risk assessment, Executive communication, Team leadership, AI security strategy, Red-teaming methodology, Cryptography, Identity/Access management
Preferred skills
AI security (prompt injection, jailbreak defense, guardrails), Agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, A2A), Security research (CVEs, publications), AI red-teaming
Technologies
LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, A2A, LLM, GenAI
Responsibilities
Lead threat modeling for novel systems (AI/Agentic), Define secure-by-design standards for new technologies, Set methodology for red-teaming and security assessments, Apply AI to security detection and triage, Represent security posture to standards bodies and executives, Develop senior security leaders
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic scope
