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Principal Engineer, Threat Hunting

Bellevue, Washington, USFull-time$128k–$231k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Lead continuous, hypothesis- and intelligence-driven threat hunting, adversary emulation, and rapid-response vulnerability assessments to proactively identify and remediate risks across software, systems, and infrastructure.

Role type

Principal Engineer, Threat Hunting

Builds

Security controls, detection capabilities, and remediation strategies for T-Mobile's digital assets.

Domain

Cybersecurity / Threat Intelligence

Required skills

Threat hunting, Adversary emulation, Vulnerability assessment, Security engineering, Security automation, Threat modeling, Security analysis, Incident management, Code review, Security consulting

Preferred skills

Stakeholder management, Information security strategy, Mobile/IoT security, Cloud security, Network security

Technologies

Mobile devices, Cloud services, Network technologies, IoT devices

Responsibilities

Conduct security assessments, code reviews, and vulnerability testing; Develop proactive security measures and strategies; Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate security practices; Serve as a subject matter expert providing guidance; Drive strategic security initiatives; Evaluate new technologies for vulnerabilities.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership