Principal Software Engineer & Architect, Cyber Defense Engineering

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Software Engineer & Architect (Cyber Defense Engineering)

Description

Own the architecture of a multi-system security data platform that powers detection, investigation, hunting, response, and AI-driven defense. Define shared schemas, data models, and data contracts so telemetry from different sources is consistent, trustworthy, and joinable. Lead cross-team technical design and drive measurable outcomes around detection coverage, time to detect/investigate/mitigate, and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture from ingestion to access, including data powering detection, investigation, hunting, and risk analytics

• Decide data placement with tradeoffs across business value, performance, retention, and cost; remove duplication across systems

• Build data foundation for applied AI in security operations (pipelines, model evaluation, retrieval, and governed access for AI agents)

• Design secure-by-design access control, data protection, auditability, and compliance

• Lead technical design across teams, resolve tradeoffs, and keep architecture coherent; drive major decisions to closure with design/decision documents

• Set engineering standards for source control, CI/CD, testing, and observability; mentor engineers through design/code reviews

• Tie platform investments to measurable security outcomes (coverage, time to detect/investigate/mitigate, freshness, and data quality)

Benefits

• Base pay guideline: $221,200 - $387,100 plus equity (when applicable) and variable/incentive compensation

• Health plans including flexible spending accounts

• 401(k) plan with company match and ESPP

• Matching donations

• Flexible time away plan and family leave programs