Lead Principal Security Software Engineer

Location: NORTH RYDE, Australia

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Lead Principal Security Software Engineer to lead Oracle’s next generation of AI-powered software assurance technologies. You will provide technical leadership for a strategic engineering initiative focused on AI systems that automatically discover, analyse, explain and remediate software vulnerabilities at scale.
You will lead a small team of engineers and security researchers developing AI-driven platforms that combine large language models, agentic workflows, binary analysis, static and dynamic program analysis, and secure software engineering to improve vulnerability detection and automated vulnerability remediation across Oracle products.
This role combines deep technical leadership with hands-on engineering. You will define technical strategy, drive AI architecture, mentor engineers, and translate cutting-edge AI and security research into production-quality systems that help developers identify and fix vulnerabilities earlier and more effectively.
Success in this role requires strong software engineering skills, experience leading complex AI-based engineering projects, practical application security expertise, and the ability to build scalable AI systems that augment security engineers and software developers.

Who We Are

We are a world-class team of software security engineers, AI engineers and security researchers building the future of software assurance. We combine expertise in secure software engineering, binary analysis, reverse engineering, program analysis and modern AI to create intelligent systems that help engineers build more secure software.

Our mission is to transform software assurance through AI by developing platforms that automate vulnerability discovery, root-cause analysis and secure code remediation at cloud scale.

Join us to help define the future of AI-driven software security.

About Us

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

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We are seeking an experienced Lead Principal Security Software Engineer who combines strong software engineering expertise with a deep understanding of software security and AI. You will be the lead of a project focusing on scaling up AI efforts in the vulnerability detection field.