Principal Security Engineer
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About the Role
D4 Insight is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to provide technical leadership in cybersecurity architecture, engineering, and enterprise security transformation. The role involves defining security standards, designing secure solutions for banking and cloud environments, and mentoring engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
- Lead security architecture and engineering initiatives across enterprise platforms
- Define cybersecurity standards, frameworks, and reference architectures
- Design secure solutions for banking applications, cloud environments, and digital channels
- Conduct architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security assessments
- Guide security engineering teams on secure coding and vulnerability remediation
- Support incident response and cyber investigations
- Evaluate emerging security technologies and industry best practices
- Mentor and develop cybersecurity engineering teams
Requirements
- 10 15 years of experience in cybersecurity
- Expertise in security architecture and engineering
- Experience with IAM, PAM, and encryption technologies
- Knowledge of SIEM, EDR/XDR, and threat detection
- Experience with cloud security and DevSecOps
- Familiarity with security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS)
- Experience in threat modeling and risk assessments
- Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CSPO
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- We are seeking Principal Security Engineer to provide technical leadership across cybersecurity architecture, security engineering, and enterprise security transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead security architecture and engineering initiatives across enterprise platforms.
- Define cybersecurity standards, frameworks, and reference architectures.
- Design secure solutions for banking applications, cloud environments, and digital channels.
- Conduct architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security assessments.
- Guide security engineering teams on secure coding and vulnerability remediation.
- Support incident response and cyber investigations.
- Evaluate emerging security technologies and industry best practices.
- Mentor and develop cybersecurity engineering teams.
Required Skills
- Security Architecture & Engineering
- IAM, PAM & Encryption Technologies
- SIEM, EDR/XDR & Threat Detection
- Cloud Security & DevSecOps
- Security Frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS)
- Threat Modeling & Risk Assessments
Preferred Certifications
- CISSP
- CISM
- CCSP
- CSPO
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