Senior Security Engineer — Enterprise & Cloud

Genworth Financial, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards & incentives

Comprehensive health coverage

401(k) options

Job summary

Genworth Financial, Inc. is seeking a Principal Security Engineer in Richmond, VA. This senior role leads complex security engineering initiatives across applications, infrastructure, and cloud, championing automation and secure technology adoption.

You will collaborate with engineering, risk, and operations to strengthen detection and response, while mentoring junior staff and guiding resilient security designs across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, information technology, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced security certification such as CISSP, GIAC, CCSP preferred.
• Ability to influence technical decisions and communicate with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex security engineering initiatives across applications, infrastructure and cloud.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to security professionals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align security with business goals.
• Improve cyber resilience, detection and response capabilities.

Skills

12+ years experience

Security engineering

Cloud security

Automation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CISSP

GIAC

CCSP

Job description

Genworth Financial, Inc. is seeking a Principal Security Engineer in Richmond, VA. This senior role leads complex security engineering initiatives across applications, infrastructure, and cloud, championing automation and secure technology adoption.

You will collaborate with engineering, risk, and operations to strengthen detection and response, while mentoring junior staff and guiding resilient security designs across the enterprise.