Principal Information Security Engineer

Arctic Wolf; United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for all employees

Flexible time off

401k match

Job summary

Arctic Wolf, a leader in End Cyber Risk, seeks a Principal Information Security Engineer to shape security strategy and build scalable capabilities across cloud, identity, and enterprise environments.

The role is hands-on, engineering-focused and requires influencing multiple teams, mentoring senior engineers, and delivering security patterns that scale with AI and modern software delivery practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in security engineering, cloud security, security architecture, software engineering, identity and access management, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale security initiatives and complex technical programs.
• Proven experience designing, building, and operating security solutions within cloud-native and SaaS environments.
• Strong software development experience using Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience influencing technical direction across multiple teams and organizational boundaries.
• CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, GIAC, CISM, or equivalent industry certifications.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term technical direction for Security Engineering and standardize security patterns across programs.
• Lead architecture reviews, security design assessments, and governance across enterprise, corporate, and product environments.
• Develop automation, tooling, and platforms to improve security and reduce operational burden.
• Mentor senior engineers and translate complex concepts for executives and technical teams.
• Collaborate with leadership to align security capabilities with business objectives and emerging tech.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Python

Go

Leadership

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

At Arctic Wolf, youwon’tjust watch the cybersecurity industry evolve –you’llhelp lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world.We’reproud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Bartner PeerInsightsand IDCMarketScape– but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our AuroraPlatform.

Ifyou’relooking for meaningful work, smartteammatesand the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth companythat’sredefining security operations,Arctic Wolf is the right place for you!

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Principal Information Security Engineer to be part of making that happen.

About the Role

The Principal Information Security Engineer is the most senior individual contributor within Security Engineering and serves as a technical leader across Arctic Wolf’s security landscape. This role is responsible for defining technical strategy, solving the organization’s most complex security challenges, and building security capabilities that scale across the enterprise.

This individual combines deep expertise across security architecture, software engineering, identity, cloud security, automation, AI, and enterprise security disciplines to drive meaningful security outcomes. While design and consultation are important aspects of the role, this position is fundamentally an engineering role. The Principal Information Security Engineer is expected to remain hands‑on, contributing code, building solutions, creating automation, and helping teams operationalize security at scale.

The successful candidate will influence security strategy across enterprise, corporate, and product environments while serving as a trusted technical advisor to executives, engineering leaders, architects, and security practitioners. They will establish technical direction, define security patterns and standards, and help Arctic Wolf adopt emerging technologies safely and effectively.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Establish long‑term technical direction for Security Engineering.
• Serve as the organization’s senior‑most security engineering subject matter expert.
• Influence security strategy, roadmaps, standards, and technology decisions across the enterprise.
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, product, and executive leadership to align security capabilities with business objectives.
• Identify emerging technologies, threats, and industry trends that should shape future security investments.

Engineering & Solution Development

• Design, build, and implement security capabilities that improve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Arctic Wolf systems and data.
• Develop automation, integrations, tooling, and platforms that reduce operational burden and increase security effectiveness.
• Lead the development of reusable security services, frameworks, APIs, and engineering patterns.
• Produce prototypes and proof‑of‑concepts that validate new security capabilities and technologies.
• Drive engineering‑first solutions that favor automation and scalability over manual processes.

Security Architecture & Governance

• Lead architecture reviews and security design assessments across enterprise, corporate, and product environments.
• Establish security reference architectures, technical standards, and engineering guardrails.
• Evaluate technology designs to ensure appropriate security controls, resiliency, and risk management.
• Serve as a key decision maker for security technology evaluations, approvals, and strategic initiatives.
• Provide expert guidance for complex security and business decisions involving technology risk.

Cloud, Identity, and Infrastructure Security

• Drive security improvements across cloud, infrastructure, endpoint, application, network, and identity ecosystems.

• Develop security patterns supporting zero trust, identity‑first security, cloud‑native architectures, and modern software delivery practices.

• Guide implementation and evolution of authentication, authorization, privileged access, infrastructure security, and security monitoring capabilities.

• Help establish secure‑by‑default platforms and engineering practices across the organization.

AI Security & Enablement

• Enable safe and effective adoption of AI technologies across the business.
• Define security standards, guardrails, and reference patterns for AI systems, agents, LLMs, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI to improve security operations, engineering effectiveness, vulnerability management, and threat detection.
• Partner with business and engineering teams to evaluate and implement AI solutions while appropriately managing risk.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders across Security Engineering and partner organizations.

• Lead through influence rather than direct authority.

• Translate complex technical concepts into actionable recommendations for technical and executive audiences.

• Represent Arctic Wolf as a technical leader through conferences, industry engagement, publications, and community participation.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in security engineering, cloud security, security architecture, software engineering, identity and access management, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise‑scale security initiatives and complex technical programs.
• Proven experience designing, building, and operating security solutions within cloud‑native and SaaS environments.
• Strong software development experience using modern programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, or similar technologies.
• Experience influencing technical direction across multiple teams and organizational boundaries.
• CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, GIAC, CISM, or equivalent industry certifications.
• Deep experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience building internal security platforms, developer security tooling, automation frameworks, or cloud‑native security services.
• Experience implementing and securing AI systems, large language models, agents, or AI‑enabled business workflows.
• Public speaking, conference presentations, industry contributions, or demonstrated technical thought leadership.
• Experience mentoring highly senior engineers and technical leaders.

On-Camera Policy

To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location‑related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations.

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry.

Our Values

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:

• Equity for all employees
• Flexible time off and paid volunteer days
• RRSP and 401k match
• Training and career development programs
• Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value‑added services
• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services
• Fertility support and paid parental leave

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entireemployeeexperience as accessible as possible and provideaccommodationsas required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing [e-mail].

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilitiesin accordance withAWN’s Information Security policies, standards,processes,and controls to protect the confidentiality,integrityand availability of AWN business information (in accordance withour employee handbook and corporate policies).
• Background checks arerequiredfor this position.

The base salary range for this job family is 60,000 to 211,000 CAD annually. This range reflects the base pay the company reasonably expects to offer for this position, aligned to the broader job family base pay structure. Actual base pay may vary based on skills, experience, and location, including job family level. In addition to base pay, Arctic Wolf offers variable incentive compensation, new hire equity grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.