Principal Engineer – Risk Management & Threat Modeling
On-site · Sunnyvale, California, United States
Job Summary
Principal Engineer – Risk Management & Threat Modeling leading enterprise cyber risk management across corporate, cloud, and product environments; define data-driven risk assessment methodologies (FAIR, NIST, ISO); establish risk metrics and KRIs; drive threat modeling for enterprise platforms, cloud-native architectures, and AI-enabled services using STRIDE, PASTA, and MITRE ATT&CK; lead AI security risk with LLM integrations; translate complex risks into executive-ready narratives for C-suite and Board; mentor security architects and engineers; partner with Product Security, Engineering, and Architecture to embed secure-by-design practices across the SDLC.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of cybersecurity experience in risk management, security architecture, product security, or cloud security.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of cybersecurity experience in risk management, security architecture, product security, or cloud security.
- Experience with NIST, FAIR, ISO, and quantitative risk assessment methodologies.
- Experience conducting threat modeling, risk analysis, and security assessments in enterprise and cloud environments.
- Strong understanding of AWS, Azure, GCP, and associated security risks.
- Experience securing AI/ML systems, LLM integrations, or agentic architectures.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive actionable risk insights from technical data.
- Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and threat-informed defense methodologies.
- Excellent communication and influence skills across executive and technical audiences.
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