AI-Driven Security Architect - Principal Engineer

Rippling (Netherlands); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling, a San Francisco–based company, seeks a Principal Security Engineer to lead cross-cutting security initiatives across the technical ecosystem. You will balance architecture and hands-on implementation, introducing agentic AI-powered security controls and scalable identity protections.

Reporting to the CSO, you will partner with engineering teams to redefine Rippling's security programs for AI-enabled automation and rapid, secure product delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating large-scale cloud or enterprise systems.
• Proven ability to lead multi-team security initiatives.
• Deep IAM, authentication, and identity architecture expertise.
• Hands-on coding and prototyping with modern tools.
• Experience building and integrating agentic AI in security.
• Ability to align security decisions with business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and implementation of complex security initiatives across multiple engineering teams.
• Incorporate agentic AI technologies into security capabilities across product and infrastructure.
• Help business leaders understand risk tradeoffs for well-informed security decisions.
• Design scalable security systems across identity, cloud infra, internal tooling, and third-party SaaS.
• Translate ambiguous security problems into architectures, roadmaps, and executable plans.
• Rationalize requirements across three or more teams into cohesive long-term solutions.
• Partner with senior engineers to drive alignment on critical technical decisions.
• Build prototypes, write production code, and stay hands-on throughout the lifecycle.
• Identify architectural weaknesses and drive durable engineering solutions.
• Establish technical patterns and frameworks that speed security without hindering progress.
• Raise the technical bar across security through design reviews and mentorship.

Skills

Large-scale systems

Leadership across teams

IAM expertise

Cloud architecture

Hands-on coding

Agentic security

System architecture

Technical judgment

Influence stakeholders

Ownership & urgency

10+ years experience

Job description

Rippling, a San Francisco–based company, seeks a Principal Security Engineer to lead cross-cutting security initiatives across the technical ecosystem. You will balance architecture and hands-on implementation, introducing agentic AI-powered security controls and scalable identity protections.

Reporting to the CSO, you will partner with engineering teams to redefine Rippling's security programs for AI-enabled automation and rapid, secure product delivery.