Principal Security Engineer
Employment Information
Report this job
Job expired or something wrong with this job?
Job Description
Principal Security Engineer governing Fortive’s multi-cloud, AI, GitHub, and security architecture. Advising executives and leading enterprise technology strategy, governance, security, and modernization.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain enterprise architecture standards, principles, reference architectures, and multi-year technology roadmaps
- Guide strategic technology investment decisions and provide architectural leadership to business and technology executives
- Lead architecture governance reviews and align technology solutions with enterprise objectives
- Evaluate emerging technologies and establish adoption strategies balancing innovation, security, scalability, and cost
- Own enterprise cloud architecture and governance across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform
- Design and maintain cloud landing zones, network architectures, identity models, security controls, and management frameworks
- Establish enterprise standards for Infrastructure as Code, automation, and cloud operations
- Lead cloud modernization, migration, platform engineering, and transformation initiatives
- Develop and maintain cloud governance, FinOps, and operational excellence programs
- Architect secure environments for regulated workloads, including AWS GovCloud and other compliance-sensitive environments
- Own the architecture, governance, administration, and strategic direction of the GitHub Enterprise platform
- Manage GitHub Enterprise licensing, billing structures, organizational hierarchy, repository governance, and platform security
- Lead enterprise adoption and governance of GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted development platforms, and modern software engineering capabilities
- Establish standards for source code management, CI/CD platforms, developer workflows, and software supply chain security
- Partner with engineering leadership to improve developer productivity, platform reliability, and developer experience
- Define governance controls for enterprise AI coding assistants and developer tool ecosystems
- Develop enterprise architectures for AI platforms, generative AI services, foundation models, and AI-enabled business capabilities
- Establish governance frameworks for responsible AI adoption, security, compliance, and risk management
- Partner with business and engineering teams to enable secure adoption of emerging AI technologies
- Evaluate and govern enterprise AI platforms, including commercial and cloud-native AI services
- Establish enterprise security architecture standards across cloud, infrastructure, applications, AI, and developer platforms
- Define patterns and controls for identity and access management, privilege management, secrets management, and DevSecOps
- Partner with cybersecurity, product security, and engineering organizations to implement security-by-design practices
- Ensure architecture decisions support regulatory, contractual, and industry compliance requirements
- Lead cloud financial management initiatives across AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub Enterprise, and AI platforms
- Establish governance for consumption, budgeting, licensing, chargeback/showback, and cost optimization
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through automation, standardization, and platform consolidation
- Drive continuous improvement programs that reduce technical debt while improving scalability and reliability
- Act as a senior technical advisor to executive leadership and technology teams
- Lead cross-functional architecture initiatives involving infrastructure, security, software engineering, product, and operations teams
- Mentor architects, engineers, and technical leaders across the enterprise
- Build partnerships with business stakeholders, vendors, and strategic technology partners
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
- 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or technology leadership roles
- Deep hands-on expertise with AWS, Azure, and GCP architecture, governance, and operations
- Experience administering and governing GitHub Enterprise at enterprise scale
- Experience with GitHub Copilot, AI tooling, developer platforms, and software delivery ecosystems
- Strong knowledge of enterprise security architecture, cloud security, identity and access management, and governance frameworks
- Experience leading cloud migration, transformation, and modernization initiatives
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to balance technology innovation, risk management, and business outcomes
- AWS Solutions Architect Certification preferred
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Certification preferred
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Certification preferred
- Experience with Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, Python, automation platforms, and API integration preferred
- Experience with AI governance, LLM platforms, and enterprise AI enablement preferred
- FinOps, ITIL, Security+, or similar architecture and governance certifications preferred
Benefits:
- Diverse, inclusive culture
- Learning and growth opportunities
- Limitless learning and growth
- Startup spirit and collaborative work environment
Similar Jobs
Information Security Specialist – SoD Governance, Segregation of Duties
Especialista em segurança da informação governando SoD, IAM e RBAC na Avvale. Mitigação de riscos de acesso e conformidade para soluções empresariais inovadoras e sustentáveis.
Security Engineering Lead
Security Engineering Lead building Product Security for Attio’s AI-native CRM. Securing customer data, leading incident response, and hiring the security team.
Security Engineering Lead
Security Engineering Lead building Attio’s Product Security function for its AI-native CRM platform. Leading application security, incident response, and security team growth.
Senior Cloud Security Engineer
Senior Cloud Security Engineer securing Omilia’s AWS conversational AI platform. Automating Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD, and cloud compliance across distributed engineering teams.
Consultor Sailpoint ISC – Identity Security Cloud
Consultor SailPoint ISC en Devoteam, consultora europea de estrategia digital y ciberseguridad. Despliegue, integración y evolución de soluciones Cyber IAM para clientes.
Senior Security Engineer – AI Focus
Senior Security Engineer securing AI/ML systems for Euna Solutions, a cloud-based public-sector software provider. Driving AI security, automation, governance, and compliance across the development lifecycle.
Senior Security Engineer – AI Focus
Senior Security Engineer securing AI/ML systems at Euna Solutions, a cloud software provider for public-sector organizations. Driving AI security automation, governance, compliance, and secure development practices.
R&D Cybersecurity Engineer
Sentar cybersecurity engineer supporting DLA research and development efforts. Administering Okta infrastructure, operational systems, networking, automation, maintenance, and user support.
Visiting Professor, Cybersecurity
Online cybersecurity professor teaching undergraduate and graduate students at DeVry University. Developing course materials, assessing learning, and integrating responsible AI and applied security practices.
Principal Information Security Engineer
Principal Information Security Engineer securing ASRC Federal’s DSOP platform for the U.S. Department of Defense. Assessing Kubernetes and containers, managing vulnerabilities, and integrating zero-trust controls across DevSecOps environments.
Cyber Security Engineer
Cyber Security Engineer building automated security capabilities for Interact’s enterprise intranet platform. Improving Splunk, cloud controls, and incident response through engineering and automation.
IT Cybersecurity Auditor
Cybersecurity Auditor conducting risk-based IT, security, and compliance audits for DiXiO, a global SWIFT financial messaging expert network. Assessing controls and reporting findings to clients.
IT Security Engineer
IT Security Engineer safeguarding sensitive healthcare information for Legacy Community Health, a Southeast Texas federally qualified health center. Monitoring threats, assessing risks, and strengthening Microsoft cloud and infrastructure security.
Security Advisor, Falcon Complete
Security Advisor guiding CrowdStrike Falcon Complete customers toward stronger cybersecurity postures. Assessing environments, recommending remediation, and coordinating technical issue resolution.
Senior Security Engineer
Senior Security Engineer securing AxisCare’s SaaS platform for home care agencies. Owning SOC 2 compliance, AWS infrastructure security, AI risk controls, and incident response.
Senior Security Specialist
Senior Security Specialist supporting SAIC’s defense and hypersonics mission. Developing security programs, classification guidance, training, access controls, and incident response.
Senior Security Engineer – Red Team
Senior Red Team Engineer securing Coupa’s AI-powered spend management platform. Testing web, mobile, API, and AI/LLM systems while developing autonomous security-testing agents.
CyberSecurity Consultant – Contractor
Cybersecurity Consultant securing Microsoft Cloud infrastructure and applications for Avertium clients. Leading security architecture, integration, controls, and cybersecurity projects remotely in the United States.
CyberSecurity Consultant
Cybersecurity Consultant securing Microsoft Cloud infrastructure and applications for Avertium clients. Leading architecture, integration, security controls, and cybersecurity strategy projects.
Cloud Security, IAM Architect
Microsoft Cloud Security/IAM Architect securing Dataverse and Dynamics environments for federal IT infrastructure. Designing identity controls, sensitive-data protections, auditing, monitoring, and incident-response documentation.