Cloud-Native Identity Security Principal Engineer

One Identity, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

One Identity, LLC is seeking an experienced Software Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across multiple products and engineering teams. This role shapes architecture, drives engineering excellence, mentors senior engineers, and tackles complex challenges across our identity security platform.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native development, secure software design, and enterprise-scale software architecture, with a proven ability to lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Extensive experience designing and building enterprise software products.
• Proven experience serving as a technical leader across multiple engineering teams.
• Deep knowledge of software architecture and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with cloud-native application development.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical architecture and design of large-scale enterprise software solutions.
• Drive engineering strategy and influence technical direction across multiple teams.
• Design highly scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native applications.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, Architecture, Security, and DevOps teams.
• Serve as the technical authority for critical engineering initiatives and architectural decisions.
• Lead design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical planning sessions.
• Mentor senior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Improve software quality through automation, testing, observability, and performance optimization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Partner with Security teams to ensure secure development practices and compliance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
• Drive modernization efforts, including cloud migration, platform improvements, and technical debt reduction.
• Contribute to coding, design, code reviews, and proof-of-concept development.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native development

Secure software design

Enterprise-scale architecture

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

One Identity, LLC is seeking an experienced Software Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across multiple products and engineering teams. This role shapes architecture, drives engineering excellence, mentors senior engineers, and tackles complex challenges across our identity security platform.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native development, secure software design, and enterprise-scale software architecture, with a proven ability to lead