Principal Engineer – IT Automation, AI Transformation

SoSafe

Principal Engineer driving automation and AI transformation at SoSafe, a leading cybersecurity awareness platform. Collaborating with IT and Security teams to innovate and advocate for automation solutions.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep technical mastery in Infrastructure-as-Code and modern CI/CD systems while fostering a collaborative engineering culture through mentorship and advocacy for automation and AI platforms. Capable of driving cross-departmental adoption and building self-sustaining practices that enhance productivity and efficiency.

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Infrastructure-As-CodeModern CI/CD SystemsWorkflow OrchestrationAI-Native AdoptionLeadership and Stakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Hands-On CodingSystems ThinkingAutomation ToolsPlatform EngineeringSRE Experience

Soft Skills

MentorshipCommunication SkillsCollaborationStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

N8nGitHub ActionsZapierGoogle Workspace

Industry Keywords

Cloud-NativeSaaSHypergrowthAgile Methodologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, build and iterate a toolchain fusing traditional automation and productivity tools (n8n, google workspace, etc) with spec-driven design and agentic working, test out on IT and Security
Advocate, mentor and enable other early adopter teams to use our platforms, get value, provide feedback, iterate the platform
Build self-sustaining cultural practices across the organisation, enable whole departments, scale the platform for everyone
Drive the evolution of IT operations towards an all-encompassing -as-code infrastructure model through hands-on architecture and design
Contribute to the IT/Sec Operating System as we move wholesale to build-not-buy teams
Mentor and level up the existing IT engineering team, then whole departments, serving as a technical guide to accelerate skills transfer and foster a strong, collaborative engineering culture
Champion and advocate for our shared automation and AI platforms and methodologies, driving cross-departmental adoption to break down operational silos.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience operating at a Staff or Principal Engineer level, ideally within an established, successful, cloud-native hypergrowth SaaS environment
Hands-on builder and systems thinker - A background that includes hands-on coding, ideally in a platform or SRE team. IT experience is secondary, we need builders who can help others build better
A track record of successful AI-native adoption, showcasing how you've successfully moved workflows beyond experimental prompts into robust, production-grade automated workflows or agents
Deep technical mastery of at least some of: infrastructure-as-code, modern CI/CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions) and enterprise-grade workflow orchestration (e.g., n8n, Zapier)
A pragmatic engineering mindset: You understand that while agentic working is fast and flexible, it brings significant utilization costs; you know how to design hybrid architectures that balance speed with financial efficiency. When faced with a complex problem, you instinctively break it down
Great leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills: The biggest challenge is always people, not technology. You treat internal teams as your customers and excel at explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical "citizen coders" and executive stakeholders alike.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work/Life balance: Flexible hours, 33 vacation days
Wellbeing and financial support: Access to Open Up, corporate discounts
Connection & community: Virtual events, collaborative team activities, and opportunities for local meet-ups
And the list goes on: Tech equipment, referral bonuses, dog-friendly HQ