Principal Security Design Advisor

Job Description

The Principal Security Design Advisor is a senior technical leader responsible for driving Secure-by-Design practices across enterprise platforms cloud services developer ecosystems AI solutions and product teams. This role partners with engineering architecture and security teams to embed security into system design accelerate secure innovation and reduce enterprise risk through scalable security patterns automation and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the security advisor for strategic platforms products cloud and AI initiatives.

• Lead architecture reviews threat modeling and security design assessments.

• Define and promote secure-by-design standards patterns and guardrails.

• Partner with Platform Engineering and DevSecOps teams to embed security into CI/CD and developer workflows.

• Provide expertise in cloud security application security AI security software supply chain security and platform governance.

• Influence security strategy and mentor engineering teams on security best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity Engineering or related field.

• 10 years of cybersecurity engineering security architecture cloud security DevSecOps or product security experience.

• Strong experience in threat modeling security architecture and cloud-native technologies.

• Expertise in AWS Azure Kubernetes CI/CD security and security automation.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience securing AI/GenAI platforms and software supply chains.

• Industry certifications such as CISSP CCSP CCSK or GIAC.

• Experience in highly regulated environments and enterprise-scale security programs.

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