Principal Security Engineering Manager

About this role

Lead a team that operates and improves production tenant security, driving consistent execution, governance, and hygiene across critical environments. Own end-to-end security risk program mechanics: intake → triage → prioritization → burn-down, with clear ownership, milestones, and measurable outcomes. Drive platform and operational improvements that reduce recurring misconfigurations, long-lived exceptions, and manual enforcement in production environments

Partner with engineering and security teams to strengthen isolation boundaries, reduce attack paths, and maintain durable security controls over time. Build and run incident readiness mechanisms (playbooks, coordination, post-incident follow-ups) to improve response effectiveness and reduce repeat issues. Develop and coach a high-performing team with a strong planning and execution culture, balancing partner needs with intentional prioritization

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 These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Deep technical knowledge of identity and access management (authN/authZ, RBAC/ABAC concepts, least privilege, credential/secrets hygiene) and how these controls are applied in real production environments.Strong understanding

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