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Principal Security Engineer

HUMANNew York, NY
On-site Full-time

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with a strong background in security engineering and a passion for implementing best practices. Ideal candidates will have:Proven experience in a security engineering role, with a focus on automation and compliance. Strong knowledge of security frameworks and standards, including ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, and PCI DSS. Expertise in scripting languages such as Python. Familiarity with security tools and technologies, including SIEM, EDR, and cloud security solutions. Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

About the job

HUMAN seeks a Principal Security Engineer to strengthen the security of products, corporate systems, and customer data. This senior individual contributor role operates at the intersection of corporate security, incident response, compliance, and product security. The position collaborates with teams throughout the company to integrate security practices into daily operations.

Location: USA East Coast or UK

Role overview

This position focuses on building technical solutions, automating security processes, and leading the technical delivery of security initiatives. The Principal Security Engineer will work closely with IT, security operations, and compliance teams to ensure strong controls and effective incident response across HUMAN's environments.

What you will do

  • Develop scripts and tools (including Python) to automate security controls and workflows. Evaluate and implement security tools to expand capabilities.
  • Design and run automation for compliance programs such as ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, and PCI DSS, including evidence collection and report generation.
  • Create and maintain integrations between security, IT, and cloud tools (such as SIEM, EDR/MDR, SOAR, ticketing, asset inventory) using APIs and SDKs.
  • Lead technical delivery of security projects from design through implementation and documentation.
  • Build reusable libraries, scripts, and modules to standardize communication between the security team and IT across common platforms.
  • Design and implement logging and detection content to support investigations. Serve as a senior technical advisor during incident response and provide engineering support to security operations.
  • Enhance controls across endpoint, identity, and SaaS environments, including Okta/Google, Cyera, and CrowdStrike.
  • Define and enforce baseline security configurations for corporate systems, embedding policies as technical guardrails to minimize manual checks.
  • Automate provisioning, hardening, and monitoring for the identity lifecycle in partnership with IT, ensuring secure handling of organizational changes.
  • Collaborate with teams across HUMAN to translate policies and audit requirements into actionable security controls.

About HUMAN

HUMAN is a forward-thinking company dedicated to protecting the integrity of the internet. We provide innovative security solutions that safeguard our clients' digital assets while fostering a culture of security awareness and proactive risk management.

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