PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, INFORMATION SECURITY

Walmart; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive awards

Maternity and parental leave

Paid time off (PTO)

Health benefits

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech seeks a Principal Software Engineer to architect and deliver identity, authentication, and authorization solutions for agentic AI ecosystems. You will own reference architectures and lead secure, scalable AI identity initiatives globally.

You will mentor engineers, partner with security teams, and advance adaptive authorization, continuous authentication, and policy‑as‑code across cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/IS with 5 years of software engineering experience, or 7 years of software engineering experience.
• Experience in identity, authentication, and authorization at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of agentic AI architectures and Non-Human Identity lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve AI identity reference architectures.
• Architect and implement secure identity solutions for agentic AI systems.
• Design and enforce delegated authority and adaptive authorization models.
• Implement continuous authentication and risk-based access control.
• Build automation for agent identity lifecycle and credential governance.
• Define observability, audit, and compliance controls for agent actions.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering standards.
• Partner with platform and security teams to deliver secure AI capabilities.

Skills

Software architecture

Identity management

Authentication

Authorization

Cloud security

Python

PowerShell

Cross-team communication

Mentoring

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Master’s degree in computer science

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

Position Summary…

What you’ll do…

Job Summary

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to architect, own, and deliver identity, authentication, and authorization solutions for agentic AI ecosystems. This role focuses on non-human identity (NHI), with focus on AI identity control plane, AI identity governance, continuous authentication, risk-based access control, and adaptive authorization on a global scale.

You will own reference architectures and lead delivery of secure, scalable AI identity solutions.

What You Will Do – Responsibilities

• Own and evolve AI identity reference architectures.
• Architect and implement secure identity solutions for agentic AI systems.
• Design and enforce delegated authority and adaptive authorization models.
• Implement continuous authentication and risk-based access control.
• Build automation for agent identity lifecycle and credential governance.
• Define observability, audit, and compliance controls for agent actions.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering standards.
• Partner with platform and security teams to deliver secure AI capabilities.

What You Will Bring – Skills / Capabilities

• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience building and deploying enterprise scale systems.
• 3+ years of experience in Identity, authentication and authorization at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of agentic AI architectures and Non-Human Identity lifecycle management.
• Experience designing continuous authentication and runtime trust evaluation.
• Hands‑on experience with adaptive authorization and policy‑as‑code.
• Strong knowledge of cloud‑native identity, workload identity, and API security.
• Experience building and operating distributed identity services.
• Solid automation skills (Python, PowerShell).
• Strong design and cross‑team communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP identity platforms.
• Kubernetes workload identity or service mesh experience.
• Prior experience in regulated industries.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert’s and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people‑led and tech‑empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our [Bangalore/Chennai] office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best‑in‑class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is “everyone included.” By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications…

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications…

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location…

Building 10 (sez), Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India