Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity

T-Mobile

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Overland Park, KS - USA

profile Monthly Salary: $ 127800 - 230700
Posted on: 15-10-2025
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At T-Mobile we invest in YOU! Our Total Rewards Package ensures that employees get the same big love we give our customers. All team members receive a competitive base salary and compensation package - this is Total Rewards. Employees enjoy multiple wealth-building opportunities through our annual stock grant employee stock purchase plan 401(k) and access to free year-round money coaches. Thats how were UNSTOPPABLE for our employees!

Job Overview
The Cybersecurity Principal Engineer will help ensure that our software systems and infrastructure are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. Performs technical security assessments code reviews and vulnerability testing to highlight risk and remediate associated findings while helping T-Mobile teams and partners improve security. Works closely with other T-Mobile Engineers to design and build proactive methods to enhance our security posture.
This position serves as a subject matter expert which drives vision and results to enhance security posture within mobile device IoT device enterprise line of business applications cloud big data Identity and core and carrier network technologies as well as and other business units as needed. Principal security advisor to cross-functional teams for the successful delivery of projects or services to enterprise customers.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Optimizes cross-functional partnership to successfully address customer requirements. Leads / organizes large scale analysis efforts spanning multiple departments. Uses internal and external data resources to make strategic business decisions and persuade others. Collaborates and builds long-term relationships with key partners. Anticipates likely stakeholder responses to specific recommendations and can address accordingly.
  • Leads information security review of new technologies designs and remediation planning efforts.
  • Collaborates with Engineering & Operations Teams to address security vulnerabilities found via PSIRTs scans or breaches.
  • Proactively identifies process or technology improvements within existing legacy applications or infrastructure and seeks out remediation.
  • Investigates and/or leads identifying security needs & recommends plans/resolutions. Implements tests & monitors info security improvements.
  • Maintains visibility inside & outside of information security at the Executive (Director/Sr Director) level. Interfaces with groups such as application support engineering ops finance privacy risk management etc.
  • Significant experience with the analysis of underlying technologies that form the solution necessary for the application of threat identification analysis and thread model design. The threat model depicts trust boundary threat agent(s) threat vector(s) and safeguard(s) necessary to protect person asset data and T-Mobile brand.
  • Proactively identifies areas that need to be developed and seeks out expertise in those areas. Keeps abreast of current developments and trends and can use this knowledge to create a business case to address major issues and create specific action plans to address the gaps that the team controls. Plays a leadership role in the execution of that action plan.
  • Leads security projects driven by groups both internal and external to info security.
  • Mentors peers and junior team members in security technologies enterprise solution design SDLC facilitation and effective customer interaction
  • Significant experience with implementation of various threat modeling approaches pertaining to one or more of the following STRIDE PASTA TRIKE ATTACK TREE DREAD KILL CHAIN CAPEC Mobile Application threat model Cyber Threat Tree and data flow diagram.
  • Advanced understanding of IP/Security solutions & technologies applicable to the Wireless Network Architecture.
  • Also responsible for other Duties/Projects as assigned by business management as needed.

Qualifications:

Education:

  • Bachelors Degree Computer Science or Information Technology (required). Relevant experience in lieu of degree might be considered.

Experience:

  • 7-10 years Experience with increasing responsibility with security related software and/or business process design (Required)
  • 4-7 years Experience with the following: project/team lead formal implementation SDLC facilitation of cross-functional solution design teams.
  • 4-7 years Technical Project Management
  • Previous Leadership experience
  • Be subject matter expert in multiple security subject areas.
  • Experience with high level design architecture security technologies networking web services and SOA.
  • Subject matter expert in all facets of network & information security including Firewall policy design SSL Certificate management vulnerability analysis & mitigation and other topics as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

  • Significant knowledge of current technological trends and developments in the area of info security
  • Ability to create technical specification and requirements and work independently and with no direction/supervision. Able to quickly adapt to new or evolving technologies related to new product & services requiring validation or research.
  • Strong verbal and communication skills with diverse cross functional groups. Ability to present advanced concepts to leadership peers and others in subordinate roles.
  • Always act with tact and integrity and collaborate with a variety of individuals in a positive and productive manner.
  • Self-motivated and able to work under tight timelines.
  • Strong problem solving / troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to plan organize and prioritize tasks to complete independently as well as delegate and track progress within the team all within the time frame established.
  • In-depth knowledge of security best practices in large-scale environments. Author white papers and presents at industry conferences. Able to drive industry standards and socialize internally and externally.
  • Strong presentation skills to large and small audiences.
  • Understanding load balancers (ex A10 F5) firewalls (ex CheckPoint) Venafi MDM (ex - Mobile Iron) Cloud (ex - AWS Azure) Malware Protection (ex -FireEye) Advanced Persistent Threats (ex - Damballa) Privileged Accounts (ex CyberArk) SIEM (ex ArcSight) Log & Event (ex Splunk) Intrusion IDS/IPS (ex Symantec) Cloud Platform (ex PCF Docker) Scanning (ex Qualys) AppSec (ex - Veracode)
  • Expert understanding of T-Mobiles network elements and how they work together (EIT Engineering & 3rd Party).
  • Advance knowledge of Scripting tools (Python/Perl/Shell/HTML/PHP)
  • Knowledge of federal & compliance regulations e.g. SOX PCI & CPNI

License/Certification (Preferred):

  • CISSP and/or CCSK and/or CCSP and/or CISA/CISM certification a plus

We pride ourselves on encouraging a culture of innovation advocating for agile methodologies and promoting transparency in all that we do. Join us in embodying the spirit of the Un-carrier and make a tangible impact! Our team is dynamic where no day is the same and we are diverse and inclusive passionate about growth and transformation. If youre up to the challenge apply today!

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No): Yes

DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No

Base Pay Range: $127800 - $230700

Corporate Bonus Target: 20%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidates actual pay will be based on various factors such as work location qualifications and experience so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

At T-Mobile employees in regular non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employees eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location T-Mobile our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases offering medical dental and vision insurance a flexible spending account 401(k) employee stock grants employee stock purchase plan paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave family building benefits back-up care enhanced family support childcare subsidy tuition assistance college coaching short- and long-term disability voluntary AD&D coverage voluntary accident coverage voluntary life insurance voluntary disability insurance and voluntary long-term care insurance. We dont stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts pet insurance and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobiles amazing benefits check out.

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As part of the T-Mobile team you know the Un-carrier doesnt have a corporate ladderits more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers because its that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity youre living our values while investing in your career growthand we applaud it. Youre unstoppable!

T-Mobile USA Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to age race ethnicity color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin religious affiliation marital status citizenship status veteran status the presence of any physical or mental disability or any other status or characteristic protected by federal state or local law. Discrimination retaliation or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with how we do business and will not be tolerated.

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