Senior Security Architect & Threat Defense Lead

Cars.com LLC; United States; Remote; USD 176,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Home office stipend

Job summary

Cars.com is seeking a seasoned Principal Security Engineer to join our expanding security team. You will design, implement, and manage our security posture, advising leadership and aligning solutions with industry best practices and compliance requirements.

Reporting to the CISO, you will manage mission-critical initiatives, interact with executives, and collaborate across departments to embed security into business processes. A strong background in cloud, DevOps, and secure SDLC is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of information security experience.
• Knowledge of security principles, technologies, and methods.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms and containerization.
• Familiarity with PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive security architecture.
• Lead security controls across IT and Product Cloud infra.
• Mentor SecOps engineers and drive best practices.
• Oversee security in SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct security assessments, code reviews, and pen tests.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat defense

DevOps

Cloud platforms

Scripting

Compliance standards

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cars.com is seeking a seasoned Principal Security Engineer to join our expanding security team. You will design, implement, and manage our security posture, advising leadership and aligning solutions with industry best practices and compliance requirements.

Reporting to the CISO, you will manage mission-critical initiatives, interact with executives, and collaborate across departments to embed security into business processes. A strong background in cloud, DevOps, and secure SDLC is essential.