Senior Principal Security Engineer – Cloud & Application Security
TLDR
Lead application and infrastructure security efforts while collaborating with teams to identify and resolve critical vulnerabilities under pressure.
Lead SAST, SCA, and secret detection initiatives across Java, Spring Boot, Grails, JVM-based, and Python application and IaC stacks
Triage, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities — including writing code fixes
Define and enforce container security standards for Docker images, base image hardening, and runtime policies
Secure Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS and/or Azure AKS — RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, admission controllers
Experience with infrastructure-as-code security scanning — Terraform, CloudFormation, and Helm chart security review and hardening
Conduct threat modeling on new features and requirements provided by product teams - identify attack surfaces, data flow risks, and trust boundaries before code is written (STRIDE, DREAD, or equivalent frameworks)
Conduct targeted penetration testing and vulnerability assessments on applications and infrastructure
Assess application security needs and recommend WAF, DDoS protection, and rate limiting strategies (e.g., Cloudflare, AWS WAF/Shield, Azure Front Door)
Collaborate with tiger teams during incident response to analyze, contain, and remediate critical and zero-day vulnerabilities
Evangelize OWASP Top 10 awareness and secure coding practices across engineering teams through structured training programs, lunch-and-learns, and hands-on workshops
Administer a security training platform — curate learning paths, track completion metrics, and ensure all engineers complete baseline secure coding training
Evaluate, integrate and mature security tooling into CI/CD pipelines
Experience building internal security tooling or custom SAST/SCA rules
10+ years in software engineering or security engineering, with 5+ years focused on application and infrastructure security
AI first approach to assess, design, triage and fix issues. Produce shareable AI artifacts for others to scale fixing issues
Deep expertise in static analysis (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and secret scanning across JVM ecosystems (Java, Spring Boot, Grails) and Python
Strong hands-on coding ability — you can read, write, and fix code in Java, Python, and Groovy
Production experience securing Kubernetes workloads on AWS EKS or Azure AKS
Solid understanding of container security — image scanning, runtime protection, least-privilege configurations
Strong knowledge of end-to-end encryption — TLS/mTLS implementation, certificate management, PKI, key rotation, and secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS KMS,Azure Key Vault)
Proven experience conducting threat modeling on product requirements — ability to partner with product teams early in the SDLC to identify and mitigate risks before implementation
Working knowledge of network security: ingress/egress controls, TLS termination, mTLS, VPC/VNET segmentation
Practical experience with penetration testing tools and methodologies (Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, etc.)
Strong command of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and their mitigations
Demonstrated experience evangelizing security culture — delivering training, mentoring developers, and driving adoption of secure coding practices using security training platforms
Experience responding to critical security incidents and zero-day disclosures in fast-paced environments
Database security experience — access controls, query injection prevention, audit logging, encryption at the storage layer (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Elasticsearch)
Familiarity with service mesh security (Istio, Linkerd)
Design and review network security controls including ingress/egress traffic policies, service mesh configurations, and firewall rules
Implement and enforce end-to-end encryption using TLS and mTLS across services — certificate lifecycle management, trust chain validation, and zero-trust network architecture
Saviynt builds an AI-powered identity platform that helps organizations manage access to their applications and data securely. Targeting businesses looking for robust identity governance and access management solutions, Saviynt differentiates itself by combining transparency with innovative security measures, ensuring clients can trust their vital security architecture.
- Founded
- Founded 2010
- Employees
- 500+ employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
- Total raised
- $40M raised