Principal Security Engineer

About Patelco Credit Union

Patelco Credit Union is a not-for-profit credit union with a purpose to build financial health and wellbeing for our members. Since 1936, Patelco has grown from $500 in assets to over $9 billion in assets and is the 7th largest credit union in California with branches throughout Northern California.

We are here for our members throughout all their stages of life. Meeting them with the products and services to help them plan purposefully for their futures and to secure our life-long partnership as their trusted financial advocate. As one team, we are all committed to delivering service, empowering financial literacy, creating products, and providing new technology for our members.

We believe that work should be rewarding, challenging, and enjoyable. We're dedicated to creating a positive and supportive culture where our team members can thrive. If you're looking to use your skills and knowledge to make a difference in our members' lives, Patelco could be the perfect fit for you.

Overview

The Principal Security Engineer serves as a senior technical authority within the Security Engineering and Operations team, operating at an equal level to the Manager role but focused on technical leadership rather than people management. This position requires deep expertise across multiple security domains including security architecture, cloud security, application security, vulnerability management, threat modeling, and security automation.

The Principal Security Engineer acts as the technical escalation point for complex security challenges, leads architectural decisions for security platforms and controls, and drives innovation in security engineering practices. This role bridges strategic security initiatives with hands-on technical implementation, partnering closely with the Manager, Security Engineering and Operations to advance the organization's security posture.

The successful candidate combines extensive technical expertise with the ability to influence cross-functional teams, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and mentor security engineers in advanced concepts and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Security Architecture & Strategic Planning

Design and evolve enterprise security architecture across endpoints, network, cloud, identity, and application layers

Architect and implement cloud security controls across AWS, Azure, and / or GCP environments

Lead enterprise Application Security (AppSec) program strategy and technical implementation

Design and optimize enterprise vulnerability management programs across IT and cloud infrastructure

Design and implement security automation workflows using SOAR platforms, scripting (Python, PowerShell), and orchestration tools

Collaborate with detection engineering teams to design advanced detection logic aligned with MITRE ATT&CK

Serve as technical escalation point for Security Engineering team and broader security organization

Develop and maintain security architecture documentation, design standards, and technical guidelines

Qualifications

Target Base Pay

$165,255 / year

Compensation at Patelco

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Patelco Credit Union considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. We offer a competitive total rewards package including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits

We Offer

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Flexible work arrangements available for specific positions

Patelco Credit Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans

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