Principal Security Engineer
Core
Define and drive enterprise-wide security architecture, strategy, and long-term technical direction across a broad portfolio of security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and DLP.
Role type
Principal Security Engineer (Strategy & Architecture)
Builds
Enterprise security posture, reference architectures, automation patterns, and scalable design standards for security operations.
Domain
Financial services / Cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Enterprise security architecture, Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Linux/Unix administration, Windows administration, Active Directory, EntraID, scripting and automation, security assessments and audits, incident response leadership, engineering standards definition, cross-functional partnership.
Preferred skills
Google Secops, Microsoft Security Stack (Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for CloudApps, Purview DLP, Intune), ProofPoint Email Security Services, CISSP, CASP.
Technologies
Databahn, Google Secops, Bindplane, ProofPoint, Microsoft Security Stack, Linux, Windows, Active Directory, EntraID.
Responsibilities
Translate complex technical risk into clear business and regulatory context for executives; Design, implement, and govern comprehensive security solutions across multiple platforms; Design automation and engineering patterns to enhance efficiency and scalability; Define how diverse technologies are normalized and integrated end-to-end; Mentor Senior and junior engineers and document engineering patterns; Identify systemic risk and design enterprise-wide mitigations; Introduce new methodologies and operating models to resolve security challenges; Lead enterprise technology evaluations and adoption decisions; Define, own, and enforce engineering standards; Shape and drive the security engineering strategy and roadmap; Partner with cross-functional teams to embed security into development lifecycle; Lead security assessments and audits; Lead technical response for highest-severity incidents.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
