Senior Principal Security Engineer

WillHire

. Act as the Strategic Interface by serving as the primary point of awareness for all technical inquiries, project intakes, and multi-functional collaborations involving Enterprise Security.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeAtlanta • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $205,600 - $308,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformSDLCTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the Strategic Interface by serving as the primary point of awareness for all technical inquiries, project intakes, and multi-functional collaborations involving Enterprise Security.
Mentor and Influence by providing deep technical mentorship to engineers across the team while influencing senior partners on critical security investments and architectural pivots.
Bridge Silos and partner with Infrastructure, Engineering, and specialized Cyber teams (e.g., SOC, GRC, AppSec) to ensure unified execution of the security roadmap.
Tackle 'Impossible' Problems and be responsible for the most sophisticated, high-impact security challenges.
Advise Leadership by acting as a trusted technical advisor to the head of Enterprise Security, translating complex technical risks into actionable business strategies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of experience in Cybersecurity
5 years in a Lead, Principal, or Staff-level capacity within a large-scale enterprise
deep technical proficiency across multiple domains, including Cloud Security (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Network Security
Zero Trust architectures
consistent record of leading complex multi-functional relationships
strategic execution experience developing and driving security strategies
expert-level understanding of secure SDLC
infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
automation-first security operations
experience with security solutions such as SASE, SSPM, DSPM, CSPM, DLP, IDP, EDR, and EDM
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field
advanced certifications (CISSP-ISSAP, CCSP, or similar) preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Workday Bonus Plan
role-specific commission/bonus
annual refresh stock grants

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Hard Skills & Tools

CybersecurityCloud SecurityIdentity and Access ManagementNetwork SecurityZero Trust architecturessecure SDLCinfrastructure-as-codeautomation-first security operationssecurity solutionsmulti-functional relationships

Soft Skills

mentorshipinfluencestrategic executionadvisorycollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationleadership

Certifications

CISSP-ISSAPCCSPBachelor’s in Computer ScienceMaster’s in Computer Science