Principal Security Engineer

• Experience building and operating production software, automation platforms, or security tooling.
• Experience developing or extending AI-enabled workflows, agentic systems, or LLM-powered automation solutions.
• Familiarity with agent frameworks, orchestration patterns, structured context, tool integration, and evaluation approaches.
• Ability to document technical processes and automate repetitive workflows through software and AI-enabled solutions.
• Proficiency developing software and integrations using APIs, cloud services, automation frameworks, and data pipelines.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and LLM technologies to accelerate engineering and automation outcomes.
• Understanding of the strengths, limitations, and operational considerations associated with production AI systems.

• Hands-on experience testing modern web applications, APIs, and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, authentication and authorization weaknesses, business logic flaws, and exploit validation techniques.
• Experience assessing cloud environments including identity, access management, configuration risks, and common cloud attack paths.
• Familiarity with application security testing, vulnerability analysis, and remediation workflows.
• Working knowledge of offensive security tools and methodologies used to identify and validate security weaknesses.

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, offensive security, penetration testing, application security, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience delivering and supporting production software or automation solutions.
• Experience working within cross-functional engineering or security teams.
• Ability to explain technical risks and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Sound judgment in balancing security requirements with engineering practicality and business needs.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Security or other technical degree; Master's degree preferred
• Experience integrating security capabilities into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
• Experience in healthcare, financial services, or another highly regulated industry.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or similar regulatory and security frameworks.
• Relevant industry certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, cloud security certifications, or comparable offensive security credentials.

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This is a remote position

The actual compensation offer is determined based on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, and work location.

This position will be eligible for performance-based incentives as part of the total compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits including:

• Medical, d ental, and v ision
• HSA contribution and match
• Dependent c are FSA match
• Uncapped p aid t ime o ff
• Paid p arental l eave
• 401(k) match
• Personal and healthcare financial literacy programs
• Ongoing e ducation & t uition a ssistance
• Gym and f itness r eimbursement
• Wellness p rogram incentives

This is a remote role, with an in-person onboarding training component.

New team members must participate in Trailhead , HealthEquity’s immersive onboarding experience Trailhead is designed to foster meaningful connections, support your integration into the organization, and equip you with a strong understanding of our business.

Trailhead participation is a key expectation of this role.

Trailhead is held onsite at our headquarters once per quarter.

HealthEquity covers all required travel and accommodations.

This role may begin with a virtual, self-paced onboarding experience, followed by a mandatory onsite Trailhead session at a later date.

HealthEquity is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to team members with qualifying disabilities.

Should you be selected for this role and require an accommodation, we will put you in touch with our Benefits Team so you can begin the accommodation request process.

HealthEquity has a vision that by 2030 we will make HSAs as wide-spread and popular as retirement accounts.

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