Principal Security Engineer

Social Solutions Global; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Bonterra is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to embed within engineering, driving vulnerability remediation and building AI-powered workflows that scale security across the product portfolio. You will partner with development teams, champion secure development, and shepherd findings from SAST/SCA and IaC scanners through remediation and validation.

The ideal candidate will translate security findings into developer-friendly language, rely on AWS security services, and contribute to audits

Qualifications

• Experience building AI agents, LLM-powered workflows, or automated pipelines.
• Working knowledge of software vulnerability classes, CVEs and remediation.
• Understand how software gets built and where security integrates into development processes.
• Ability to translate security findings into language developers can act on.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development teams to drive vulnerability remediation.
• Build and operate AI-powered agents and workflows to scale security tasks.
• Integrate security validation into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
• Support audits and compliance activities as needed.

Skills

AI agents

LLM-powered workflows

Vulnerability remediation

Developer collaboration

Security champion programs

Tools

SAST

SCA

IaC scanners

AWS security services

CI/CD security tooling

Job description

About the Role

As a Principal Security Engineer at Bonterra, you will be embedded across the Engineering organization, partnering directly with development teams to drive vulnerability remediation, build security ownership, and close the gap between identified and fixed issues. You will also build and operate AI agents and workflows that make that work scale across the product portfolio.

This is a technical role. The ideal candidate has engineering instincts, can build AI‑powered workflows, and knows how to work alongside development teams rather than audit them from the outside.

What you’ll do

• Report directly to the Head of Application Security.
• Build, extend, and operate AI-powered agents and workflows that automate vulnerability remediation tasks.
• Drive vulnerabilities to closure by working directly with development teams.
• Act as a security champion embedded across Bonterra's engineering organizations, building trust and normalizing secure development practices.
• Triage and prioritize findings from SAST, SCA, IaC scanners, filtering noise and surfacing what needs immediate attention.
• Integrate security validation into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
• Support SOC 2, PCI‑DSS, HIPAA, and other audits as needed.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience building AI agents, LLM‑powered workflows, or automated pipelines.
• Working knowledge of software vulnerability classes, how CVEs are assessed, and what good remediation looks like.
• Understand how software gets built and where security integrates into the development process.
• Can translate a security finding into language a developer can act on without a security background.

What sets you apart

• An extensive track record of building AI agents to solve real operational problems that accelerate outcomes.
• Experience with SAST/SCA platforms at an engineering team level.
• Prior work building or running a security champion program.
• Familiarity with AWS security services or cloud environment security.
• Knowledge of application security frameworks – OWASP Top 10, NIST, CVSS scoring.
• Previous software development experience.

At this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require current or future sponsorship for employment authorization.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well‑being and growth.

Compensation and benefits for this role apply to full‑time employees in the United States and may vary based on local standards, laws and norms. Pay is determined by location, skills, experience, and education, and is one part of Bonterra's total rewards package, which may also include bonuses, incentives, equity, and a comprehensive benefits program.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

At Bonterra, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please submit a request.