Principal Information Security Engineer

Job summary

The Principal Information Security Engineer will define technical security strategy and lead the development of scalable security capabilities across the enterprise. This role involves hands-on engineering, architectural oversight, and serving as a trusted technical advisor to leadership.

Job details

At Arctic Wolf, you won’t just watch the cybersecurity industry evolve – you'll help lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world. We’re proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Bartner Peer Insights and IDC MarketScape – but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our Aurora Platform. If you’re looking for meaningful work, smart teammates and the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth company that’s redefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you! Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Principal Information Security Engineer to be part of making that happen. About the Role The Principal Information Security Engineer is the most senior individual contributor within Security Engineering and serves as a technical leader across Arctic Wolf's security landscape. This role is responsible for defining technical strategy, solving the organization's most complex security challenges, and building security capabilities that scale across the enterprise. This individual combines deep expertise across security architecture, software engineering, identity, cloud security, automation, AI, and enterprise security disciplines to drive meaningful security outcomes. While design and consultation are important aspects of the role, this position is fundamentally an engineering role. The Principal Information Security Engineer is expected to remain hands-on, contributing code, building solutions, creating automation, and helping teams operationalize security at scale. The successful candidate will influence security strategy across enterprise, corporate, and product environments while serving as a trusted technical advisor to executives, engineering leaders, architects, and security practitioners. They will establish technical direction, define security patterns and standards, and help Arctic Wolf adopt emerging technologies safely and effectively. Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Strategy Establish long-term technical direction for Security Engineering. Serve as the organization's senior-most security engineering subject matter expert. Influence security strategy, roadmaps, standards, and technology decisions across the enterprise. Partner with engineering, infrastructure, product, and executive leadership to align security capabilities with business objectives. Identify emerging technologies, threats, and industry trends that should shape future security investments. Engineering & Solution Development Design, build, and implement security capabilities that improve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Arctic Wolf systems and data. Develop automation, integrations, tooling, and platforms that reduce operational burden and increase security effectiveness. Lead the development of reusable security services, frameworks, APIs, and engineering patterns. Produce prototypes and proof-of-concepts that validate new security capabilities and technologies. Drive engineering-first solutions that favor automation and scalability over manual processes. Security Architecture & Governance Lead architecture reviews and security design assessments across enterprise, corporate, and product environments. Establish security reference architectures, technical standards, and engineering guardrails. Evaluate technology designs to ensure appropriate security controls, resiliency, and risk management. Serve as a key decision maker for security technology evaluations, approvals, and strategic initiatives. Provide expert guidance for complex security and business decisions involving technology risk. Cloud, Identity, and Infrastructure Security Drive security improvements across cloud, infrastructure, endpoint, application, network, and identity ecosystems. Develop security patterns supporting zero trust, identity-first security, cloud-native architectures, and modern software delivery practices. Guide implementation and evolution of authentication, authorization, privileged access, infrastructure security, and security monitoring capabilities. Help establish secure-by-default platforms and engineering practices across the organization. AI Security & Enablement Enable safe and effective adoption of AI technologies across the business. Define security standards, guardrails, and reference patterns for AI systems, agents, LLMs, and emerging AI capabilities. Identify opportunities to leverage AI to improve security operations, engineering effectiveness, vulnerability management, and threat detection. Partner with business and engineering teams to evaluate and implement AI solutions while appropriately managing risk. Collaboration & Mentorship Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders across Security Engineering and partner organizations. Lead through influence rather than direct authority. Translate complex technical concepts into actionable recommendations for technical and executive audiences. Represent Arctic Wolf as a technical leader through conferences, industry engagement, publications, and community participation. About You Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 12+ years of progressive experience in security engineering, cloud security, security architecture, software engineering, identity and access management, or related disciplines. Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale security initiatives and complex technical programs. Proven experience designing, building, and operating security solutions within cloud-native and SaaS environments. Strong software development experience using modern programming and scripting languages such as Python, Go, or similar technologies. Experience influencing technical direction across multiple teams and organizational boundaries. CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, GIAC, CISM, or equivalent industry certifications. Deep experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP. Experience building internal security platforms, developer security tooling, automation frameworks, or cloud-native security services. Experience implementing and securing AI systems, large language models, agents, or AI-enabled business workflows. Public speaking, conference presentations, industry contributions, or demonstrated technical thought leadership. Experience mentoring highly senior engineers and technical leaders. On-Camera Policy To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations. About Arctic Wolf At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry. Our Values Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good. We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here. We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities. All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including: Equity for all employees Flexible time off and paid volunteer days RRSP and 401k match Training and career development programs Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services Fertility support and paid parental leave Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing recruiting@arcticwolf.com. Security Requirements Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies). Background checks are required for this position. The base salary range for this job family is 60,000 to 211,000 CAD annually. This range reflects the base pay the company reasonably expects to offer for this position, aligned to the broader job family base pay structure. Actual base pay may vary based on skills, experience, and location, including job family level. In addition to base pay, Arctic Wolf offers variable incentive compensation, new hire equity grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

What you’ll do

The Principal Information Security Engineer will define technical security strategy and lead the development of scalable security capabilities across the enterprise. This role involves hands-on engineering, architectural oversight, and serving as a trusted technical advisor to leadership.

Requirements

Candidates must have 12+ years of progressive experience in security engineering, cloud security, or related disciplines. A bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience is required, along with proficiency in modern programming languages and cloud platforms.

Benefits

• Equity
• Flexible time off
• Paid volunteer days
• RRSP match
• 401k match
• Training and career development programs
• Medical insurance
• Mental health services
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fertility support
• Paid parental leave

Listed skills

• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Go · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Google Cloud · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Security engineering
• Cloud security
• Security architecture
• Software engineering
• Identity and access management
• Automation
• Python
• Go
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP
• AI security
• Zero trust
• Technical leadership
• Risk management
• Infrastructure security
• Influencing Skills
• Technical Strategy
• Large Language Modeling
• AI Security
• Cloud-Native Architecture
• Cloud-Native Computing
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Engineering Practices
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Security Solutions
• Workflow Management
• AWS Certified Security Specialty
• Business Objectives
• Threat Detection
• Go (Programming Language)
• Business Decisions
• AI Adoption
• Scripting Languages
• Emerging Technologies
• Resilience
• Technical Leadership
• Technology Ecosystems
• Thought Leadership
• Cyber Risk
• IT Security Architecture
• Infrastructure Security
• Unity Engine
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• Amazon Web Services
• Software Development
• Authentications
• Microsoft Azure
• Mental Health
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Job areas

• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Software
• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Information Security Engineer
• Cyber Security Engineer
• Database and Network Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Information Security Engineers
• Computer Occupations, All Other

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