Principal Cybersecurity Engineer: AI Security Architect

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to lead the development of AI-driven security operations in Atlanta. You will drive innovative AI solutions to detect and defend against threats and shape the SOC's security posture.

You will partner with threat detection, incident response, red teaming, and penetration testing teams, mentor engineers, and influence security engineering direction across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 10 years of work experience in cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered capabilities to identify and mitigate advanced cyber threats.
• Partner across the SOC including threat detection, incident response, red teaming, and penetration testing.
• Research emerging attack techniques and apply AI to strengthen security defenses.
• Build and implement scalable AI solutions that improve security operations and automation.
• Provide technical leadership and influence the future direction of cybersecurity engineering at The Home Depot.
• Review, analyze, identify and provide solutions to mitigate potential security control gaps enterprise wide; collaborate across teams to reduce vulnerabilities, risks and incident management

Skills

AI-powered security

Cybersecurity engineering

Threat detection

Security operations leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field

Job description

The Home Depot is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to lead the development of AI-driven security operations in Atlanta. You will drive innovative AI solutions to detect and defend against threats and shape the SOC's security posture.

You will partner with threat detection, incident response, red teaming, and penetration testing teams, mentor engineers, and influence security engineering direction across the organization.