Principal Cybersecurity Engineer - Core Security Platform

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 147,600 - 221,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

PTO and company holidays

Retirement savings

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to lead core security infrastructure and security platforms across network, cloud, AI, SaaS, and hybrid environments. This role focuses on design, implementation, hardening, and continuous improvement to enable innovation, scalability, resilience, and compliance.

The successful candidate will partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, and governance teams to strengthen architecture, automate controls, and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, engineering, implementation, and optimization of core security platforms across network, cloud, AI, and hybrid environments.

Skills

Zero Trust

Palo Alto Networks

Security architecture

Leadership

Cloud security

Network security

Automation

Threat modeling

Security monitoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Illumio

Obsidian

Armis

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to lead core security infrastructure and security platforms across network, cloud, AI, SaaS, and hybrid environments. This role focuses on design, implementation, hardening, and continuous improvement to enable innovation, scalability, resilience, and compliance.

The successful candidate will partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, and governance teams to strengthen architecture, automate controls, and drive