Principal Security Engineer – Cloud & DevSecOps Leader

cars; USA; Remote; USD 176.000 - 220.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, vision coverage from–

401(k) with immediate vesting

Stock purchase plan

Flexible time off

Paid holidays and leave

Home office stipend

Tuition reimbursement

Zusammenfassung

cars is seeking a Principal Security Engineer in the United States to lead security across cloud, applications, and delivery systems. Reporting to the CISO, this hands-on yet strategic role combines engineering with executive guidance and mentoring for security operations teams.

You will architect controls, drive secure development across CI/CD, and lead threat monitoring and incident response while advising leadership on priorities and risk mitigation.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years information security experience, in a senior/principal role
• Strong knowledge of firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption and IAM
• Experience with cloud platforms, containers, DevOps, and IaC tooling
• Ability to script in Python, PowerShell, or Bash for security across Agile/DevOps
• Familiarity with PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and secure development practices (OWASP)
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

Aufgaben

• Architect and maintain security controls for IT and product cloud environments, infrastructure, applications and containers.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations to bake security into CI/CD pipelines and IaC workflows.
• Lead threat monitoring, incident response, and efforts to reduce recurrence.
• Conduct security assessments, code reviews, and penetration testing; automate testing and compliance checks.
• Develop security policies and advise leaders on priorities, resources, and mitigations.
• Mentor security operations engineers and stay ahead of vulnerabilities and threats.

Kenntnisse

Security engineering

Cloud security

DevOps & IaC

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Threat monitoring

Security compliance (PCI DSS, SOC 2, &

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Cloudflare

CrowdStrike

Proofpoint

CyberArk

Burp Suite

AWS Security Hub

GuardDuty

Inspector

JumpCloud

Snyk

Jobbeschreibung

cars is seeking a Principal Security Engineer in the United States to lead security across cloud, applications, and delivery systems. Reporting to the CISO, this hands-on yet strategic role combines engineering with executive guidance and mentoring for security operations teams.

You will architect controls, drive secure development across CI/CD, and lead threat monitoring and incident response while advising leadership on priorities and risk mitigation.