Principal Security Engineer - AI

SevenAI

• $160K — $200K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in cybersecurity, with a focus on SOC, Blue Team, Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, or Incident Response roles.
  • Significant experience with Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platforms.
  • Proficient in coding with Python or similar programming languages.
  • Experience in customer interaction and collaboration.
  • Strong grasp of security concepts in endpoint, identity, cloud, and networking.
  • Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated passion for AI-driven security advancements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of advanced AI cybersecurity defense solutions and incident response strategies.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams on the platform roadmap for AI security solutions.
  • Engage with customers to understand their security posture and guide them in AI transformation efforts.
  • Create and automate attack simulations and adversary emulation scenarios for testing.
  • Offer technical leadership and mentorship on best practices in security automation and incident response.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead cutting-edge AI security initiatives in a rapidly evolving field.
  • Exposure to collaborative work across various teams and departments.
  • Career growth as a senior technical leader influencing modern security operations.
  • Access to innovative technologies in cybersecurity and automation.
  • Mentorship opportunities to guide junior engineers and contribute to team development.
Full Job Description
Overview

Security operations centers are stuck doing work that shouldn't need a human at all, and most AI added to the SOC so far hasn't closed that gap. As Principal Security Engineer, you'll decide where AI can reliably take over detection, investigation, and response, and where it still needs a human in the loop. You'll shape platform strategy across cloud and enterprise environments, then work directly with customers as they rebuild their security operations around it.

What You'll Do
  • Lead our AI cybersecurity defense work, including incident response strategy, detection engineering, automated response, threat hunting, threat research, and security automation.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to shape the platform roadmap and our AI security solutions.
  • Work directly with customers, understand their security posture and processes, and guide their AI security transformation.
  • Build and automate realistic attack simulations, adversary emulation scenarios, and large-scale security environments.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship on security best practices, automation design, and incident response methodology.


What We're Looking For
  • 15+ years of experience in cybersecurity, including significant time in SOC, Blue Team, Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, or Incident Response roles, with strong experience in SOAR platforms and security automation frameworks.
  • Deep understanding of modern security operations, attacker methodologies, and enterprise security architectures.
  • Hands-on coding experience with Python or similar languages.
  • Experience collaborating directly with customers.
  • Strong understanding of security concepts across endpoint, identity, cloud, and networking.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Genuine interest in AI-driven security operations and autonomous defense systems.

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