Principal Cybersecurity Engineer - AI-Driven SOC Leader

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to shape the future of AI-driven security operations. You will lead AI solutions that detect, respond to, and defend against evolving cyber threats while guiding security innovation across the SOC.

You will collaborate with threat detection, incident response, red team, and pentest teams to reduce vulnerabilities enterprise-wide and drive secure engineering practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of cybersecurity work experience.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Experience leading security initiatives in large enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-powered security capabilities to identify and mitigate threats across the organization.
• Partner across the SOC including threat detection, IR, red teaming, and pentesting.
• Research emerging attack techniques and apply AI to strengthen defenses.
• Build scalable AI solutions that improve security operations and automation.

Skills

AI security

Threat detection

Incident response

Red teaming

Penetration testing

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

The Home Depot is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to shape the future of AI-driven security operations. You will lead AI solutions that detect, respond to, and defend against evolving cyber threats while guiding security innovation across the SOC.

You will collaborate with threat detection, incident response, red team, and pentest teams to reduce vulnerabilities enterprise-wide and drive secure engineering practices across the organization.