senior Security Engineer ic · Posted Apr 16, 2026
$141,000 – $213,000
USD per year

About this role

Principal Financial is hiring a senior-level Security Engineer based in United States | Charlotte, NC | Raleigh, NC | Des Moines, IA. The posting calls out experience with CI/CD, API Development, Security, Infrastructure as Code. Compensation is listed at $141,000–$213,000 per year.

Role
Security Engineer
Function
security
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Location
United States | Charlotte, NC | Raleigh, NC | Des Moines, IA
Department
Engineering & Technology
Posted
Apr 16, 2026

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Job description

from Principal Financial careers

What You'll Do We’re looking for a Senior AI Security Engineer II to join our Information Security Risk team. In this role, you’ll partner with ISR leaders and teams to assess workflows, identify automation opportunities, and design, build and delivery AI enabled solutions that improve how security work gets done. You'll start with Identity Access Management (IAM) and later expand across all ISR teams. You’ll have the opportunity to: Partner with security and technology leaders to identify high‑impact opportunities, acting as a hands‑on technical expert who designs and delivers end‑to‑end AI and automation solutions—initially focused on IAM and expanding across ISR Design, build, and maintain security automation across cloud and enterprise environments, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and APIs to improve response speed, auditability, and operational resilience Apply policy‑as‑code, automated control enforcement, and AI‑enabled remediation patterns to support secure baselines, continuous compliance, and alignment with security, risk, and regulatory expectations Collaborate across ISR and decentralized teams to understand systems and workflows, driving security outcomes through strong partnerships and influence without formal authority Leverage advanced AI techniques (including agentic AI where appropriate) to enhance security operations while maintaining responsible use and oversight Contribute to architecture discussions, design reviews, and…

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