Hybrid Principal Security Engineer

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About the role

  • Lead Security Engineer responsible for developing security solutions and mentoring team members. Join Pipedrive to enhance security across cloud-native environments.

Responsibilities

  • Engineer and architect scalable security solutions for cloud-native environments to protect customer data, applications, and networks
  • Develop autonomous security agents and workflows using LLMs and agentic frameworks to automate complex tasks such as event monitoring and triage, threat modeling, vulnerability discovery and remediation
  • Design and build automated identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, and threat detection capabilities that function without manual intervention
  • Create technical baselines and security controls for AI-driven products, ensuring data model integrity and the security of training pipelines
  • Build defenses against emerging AI-specific threats, such as prompt injection, model inversion, and data leakage, within both customer-facing and internal AI initiatives
  • Conduct deep-dive technical reviews of AI architectures to ensure security is embedded into the foundation of every new model and automation project
  • Lead the response effort during active security incidents and provide expert analysis when called upon for internal investigations
  • Partner with Engineering and SRE teams to engineer security directly into our Platform, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
  • Provide technical mentorship to security and engineering teams, fostering a culture where security is viewed as an engineering challenge to be solved with code
  • Ensure that all engineered solutions align with the broader enterprise security strategy

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, or security architecture in a SaaS or cloud-native environment
  • Demonstrated ability building with AI: developing with LLM APIs, agentic frameworks or utilizing AI-assisted coding tools to automate engineering workflows
  • Deep technical proficiency in cloud security, modern IAM, and network security
  • Expertise in Secure SDLC & DevSecOps: Strong understanding of building security into automated deployment pipelines and infrastructure
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

  • People-first culture – Be part of a team that values authenticity, champions collaboration, and supports each other—no egos, just teamwork.
  • Unlock potential – Push boundaries, take ownership, and experiment with the latest technologies.
  • We’ve got you – Your well-being matters. Enjoy flexible hours, wellness perks and SWAG.
  • Grow with us – Whether through mentorship, coaching, or internal mobility, we invest in helping you unlock your potential.
  • Packed with purpose – Help 100,000+ small and medium-sized businesses grow and succeed while doing meaningful, customer-driven work.

Job title

Principal Security Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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