About the job
We're looking for a Principal Security Architect to help shape the future of Security Operations at the intersection of Identity, AI, and Security. In this role, you'll work across engineering, security, and business stakeholders to identify emerging risks, assess evolving technology trends, and translate strategic direction into scalable security capabilities. You will help define how Security Operations adapts to modern identity architectures, machine identities, AI-enabled services, and the next generation of authentication and authorization systems.
Responsibilities
Analyze IAM, platform, and AI roadmap investments to identify future security needs.
Drive identity security strategy, threat modeling, and operational readiness.
Develop security operations frameworks for AI-enabled systems and agentic workloads.
Identify capability gaps and incubate new security approaches.
Partner across engineering and security teams to influence long-term security direction.
Qualifications
Minimum
Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response
OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), or operations incident response
OR equivalent experience.
Preferred
Deep experience in Security Operations, Identity Security, or Cloud Security (preference in Azure).
Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, privileged access, and modern identity systems.
Proven ability to apply technical solutions to develop a programmatic strategy.
Experience securing AI (agents and blueprints), machine identities, or emerging cloud-native technologies.
Ability to navigate ambiguity and independently drive complex initiatives.
Demonstrated success influencing without authority across multiple.