Principal Engineer - Security Architecture

Location: Irving, Texas, San Jose, California, Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What you'll be doing…

As a Principal Engineer - Security Architecture of the Product Security - Developer Security and Enablement team, you will be driving security initiatives and engaging product development teams to ensure security is engrained throughout the development of Verizon products. You will partner with product and development teams to perform security architecture and design reviews, threat modeling, code and business logic reviews, and be the main driving force of security within the development community. Additionally, you will continuously assess workflows, leverage your engineering expertise to build automated processes and AI agents, and provide expert escalation support whenever automated solutions fall short.

You will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

Technical Leadership:

• Providing deep knowledge of software and security and articulating it effectively in both business and technical forums.
• Leading discussions with development teams to provide support, consultation, and information security subject matter expertise for security application and systems development, maintenance, and support.
• Evaluating security posture and providing recommendations for improvement and risk reduction
• Continually evaluating new threats and attacks specific to Web, API, Mobile, Cloud, IoT, and AI Systems to identify the impact on the business and help to develop and implement appropriate security controls.
• Driving the adoption of security as a shared responsibility by empowering product teams and with necessary knowledge and tools.

Engineering & Automation:

• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of programming languages, data architectures, and automation frameworks.
• Developing AI agents and automation tooling to streamline routine tasks, allowing focus on high-impact, complex security architectures.

What we're looking for…

You are a software engineer and architect at heart and embody the concept of secure by design. You weigh and manage risks to the business with business goals. You are adept at identifying root causes of problems and implementing sustainable solutions, always with a focus on improving the customer experience. Your excellent communication and organizational skills will enable you to manage competing priorities and drive meaningful change.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience in security background in multiple domains across Web, API, Containers, Mobile(Apple/Android), Cloud(AWS), IoT, Networking and AI.
• Product Development Experience (Software Development Life Cycle or how products go out the door).
• Experience with performing security requirements analyses to secure deployment of large Web, IoT, mobile and/or AI systems.
• Development experience in Swift, Java, Scala, Python, C/C++ or other languages and the ability to solve complex operational issues.
• Experience in root cause analysis and problem-solving within a complex technical environment.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Understanding of security vulnerabilities, penetration testing, and application security scanning tools (e.g., Fortify, Tenable).
• Experience using and building AI systems and agentic workflows using technologies such as Claude Code Skills, LangChain or LangGraph
• Proficiency in mobile security and application development across iOS and Android platforms.
• Proven background in conducting penetration testing for mobile and web applications.
• Industry standard certification such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, CCSK, GSEC, GIAC, GPEN
• Experience with Jira or similar project management tools for tracking and reporting.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and maturity models.
• Proven ability to engage with and influence product teams and leadership.
• Familiarity with the challenges of security debt and strategies for its reduction.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $120,500.00 - $231,000.00.