Principal InfoSec Platform Architect

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) and stock purchase

Company-paid life insurance

PTO and leave options

Live Better U education benefits

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Principal Software Engineer, Information Security in Bentonville, AR to set technical direction and lead the architecture, design, and hands-on development of secure, scalable platform capabilities.

You will drive cloud-native architecture, distributed systems engineering, and AI/ML integration while establishing engineering patterns that enable high availability, reliability, security, and long-term platform scalability.

Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 5years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
• Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and hands-on development of secure, scalable software platforms aligned with business and security requirements.
• Set technical direction translating complex requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
• Establish engineering patterns, coding standards, security controls, and best practices for availability, reliability, resiliency, and maintainability.
• Drive AI/ML and intelligent automation capabilities to modernize risk, compliance, and access governance.
• Lead technical design and code reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD, observability, and automation to improve software quality and operational excellence.
• Influence architecture and technology decisions across engineering, security, infrastructure, product, and business teams.
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar through hands-on leadership, reusable engineering patterns, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Software architecture

Security architecture

Cloud-native

AI/ML integration

Mentoring

Technical leadership

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / information technology / engineering / information systems / cybersecurity

Master’s degree in computer science / information technology / engineering / information systems / cybersecurity

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Principal Software Engineer, Information Security in Bentonville, AR to set technical direction and lead the architecture, design, and hands-on development of secure, scalable platform capabilities.

You will drive cloud-native architecture, distributed systems engineering, and AI/ML integration while establishing engineering patterns that enable high availability, reliability, security, and long-term platform scalability.