Info Security Sr Engineer I (Hybrid)

What You'll Do

We're looking for an experienced Security Engineer to join our Information Security and Risk team. In this role, you will focus on our Data Protection Program, helping to design, engineer and implement Data Security and Records Management solutions that protect our company and customer data.

Here are few examples of the kinds of things you'll do:

• This position will work side-by-side Product Management, Architecture, Security Engineers and Analysts passionate about protecting and managing data through its lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Data Governance, Privacy, Legal and other internal business partners to achieve outcomes and meet our information security and legal/regulatory requirements.
• Recommend, design and lead implementation of solutions that enable strategic data protection objectives, reduce risk and ensure compliance with policies, standards and regulations.
• Assist with the development, testing and implementation of new processes and procedures while ensuring existing ones are kept accurate and up to date.
• Work with solutions that improve data security and lifecycle management for on-prem and cloud environments.
• Provide input to strategy and prioritization of our data protection service.
• Leverage data and analytics to create metrics that demonstrate compliance and highlight risk.
• Build strong partnerships across enterprise teams. Garner support, trust, and engagement to proactively overcome barriers to stay product centric.

Who You Are

We're looking for someone with:

• Associate or bachelor's degree with a preference in a science, technology, engineering, or math related field or equivalent work experience and 6+ years of related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in information security engineering with a focus on data security, governance or records retention preferred.
• Ability to lead and drive projects requiring a high degree of enterprise collaboration.
• Excellent judgment, decision making skills, and the ability to work against aggressive timelines.
• Proven experience implementing data discovery and classification frameworks and policies to support access controls, retention schedules, data handling standards and data loss prevention (DLP) strategies.
• Excellent presentation skills in order to speak to a variety of audiences, including written and oral communication.

Additionally preferred technical experience:

• Experience optimizing and operationalizing data security detections and behavioral analytics.

• Cloud experience - AWS preferred

• Information security and risk management processes and controls engineering - security operations, architecture, identity & access management, risk assessment.

• Vendor Management Skills

Salary Range Information

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range

$123000 - $167000 / year

Time Off Program

Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don't accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.

Pension Eligible

Yes

Additional Information

Work Environments

This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek). You'll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.
Nonimmigrant Workers and for Employment-Based Immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Global Investors positions, you'll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
Experience Principal

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees - individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why we're an exceptional place to grow your career.
Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Date First Posted (TTF)

7/8/2025

Latest Post Date: Careers - US

7/8/2025