Principal Software Engineer (SIEM)

Role Summary:

The Principal Engineer shapes enterprise technical strategy and company-wide architecture for next-generation security platforms. This role modernizes legacy technologies and capabilities into scalable, AI-enabled systems, advancing security detection while improving delivery speed, reliability, and business impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the modernization of legacy technologies and features, incorporating AI-enabled capabilities and AI-driven detection into scalable systems.
• Apply deep SIEM expertise and knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK techniques to guide security analytics, detection, and response capabilities.
• Strong communication and influence, with a record of connecting technical direction to business impact.
• Partner with Directors and Senior Directors to align architecture and engineering priorities with business and market needs.
• Establish architectural standards and best practices in collaboration with other Principal engineers.
• Mentor and develop Staff and Senior Staff Engineers, strengthening technical leadership across the organization.

Qualifications:

• 16+ years of engineering experience, including leadership of complex, large-scale systems.
• Proven ability to shape enterprise architecture and technical strategy across teams or products.
• Strong hands-on or architectural experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, microservices, DataLake concepts and LLM models.
• Experience with AI-driven development and AIDLC practices.
• Experience designing and delivering cloud-based systems on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Expertise in security and SIEM platforms, with practical knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK techniques.
• Experience modernizing legacy platforms and building scalable, AI-enabled systems and detection capabilities.
• Experience improving delivery speed through streamlined engineering models, automated validation, and deployment.

Benefits:

As a full-time employee with Securonix, you will be eligible for the following employee benefits:

• Health Insurance with a total sum insured is INR 7,50,000
• Coverage: Self, Spouse, 2 kids, Dependent parents, or parents-in-law
• Personal Accident with total sum insured is INR 10,00,000
• Term Life Insurance with a sum assured for employees is 5 times fixed base pay is covered.

Securonix, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Securonix complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.