Principal Security Engineer

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The Principal Security Engineer sets the technical strategy for the overall architecture, roadmap, and framework used in the security solutions to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Patterson’s information assets and systems. This role represents the highest level of expertise across multiple domains of information security architecture. Serving as a strategic security consultant for both internal and external systems, the role is responsible for designing solutions, evaluating vendor products, developing business cases, and ensuring alignment with the organization's security architecture. Additionally, this role leads engineers in implementing, deploying, and transitioning solutions into production while overseeing the overall security architecture lifecycle. 

Essential Functions 

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. To request reasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.  

• Champions the design, development, and establishment of information security architecture standards and patterns for security solutions, while ensuring thorough documentation. Effectively communicates complex security architectural concepts and principles to both technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Lead and implement a comprehensive data protection strategy, technology platform, and compliance roadmap that aligns with current goals and objectives, while integrating the existing IT Infrastructure and Security roadmap. 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize performance, cost-effectiveness, and operational efficiency of our cloud environments and security technology portfolio. 

• Advise key stakeholders and drive the translation of complex business requirements into robust, security-first designs for Azure and multiple-cloud solutions.  

• Ensure alignment with a well-architected framework while balancing security, performance, and business objectives. Leverage deep business acumen to create solutions that not only mitigate risks but also enable strategic growth and innovation. 

• ·       Through collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture and IT Infrastructure teams, design and document detailed Azure security architectures utilizing services like compute, storage, networking, databases, and application services. 

• Provide escalated support for Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Azure issues, serving as a liaison for problem management between the functional team and Microsoft for security-related issues. 

• Product and technical ownership of data protection solutions such as Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management, Information Protection, and other Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions. 

• Oversight of sensitive data cataloging, classification, and labeling strategies. 

• Serve as the technical data protection subject matter expert - for enterprise project advising on secure handling requirements and solution design for sensitive data (e.g., PCI, ePHI, PII), including tools and capabilities such as redaction/tokenization and data loss prevention.  

• Partner with IT Risk & Compliance and Regulatory Compliance to design, implement, and maintain an enterprise Data Protection Matrix, establishing standardized security patterns for sensitive data. 

• Conduct security design reviews for data protection initiatives, document findings, and drive action-item closure to reduce risk and align implementations to enterprise security standards, and actively participate in architectural review boards, working groups, committees, and other oversight and governance forums as required. 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with an emphasis in security, technology, or engineering, or equivalent work experience. 

• At least 8 years of work experience in information technology, cyber security, or information security with a minimum of 6 years of experience in cloud engineering or related roles. 

• Deep understanding of Azure cloud architecture principles, networking concepts, Data Platforms, MS Fabric, and security best practices, as well as IT infrastructure management. 

• Proven and demonstrable experience in the deployment and implementation of the Microsoft E5 advanced security and compliance suite, such as Purview and the Microsoft Defender solutions. 

• Proficiency in automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI). 

• Security industry certification. 

​Preferred Qualifications 

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert 

The compensation range for this role is below.

$120,000 - $180,000 

What's In It For You:

We provide competitive benefits, unique incentive programs and rewards for our eligible employees:

• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program

• 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays

• Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

• Educational Assistance Program

• Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave

• LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program)

• Patterson Perks Program

The potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount could exceed this range, based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market), experience, and skills.

$123,200.00 - $164,333.33

EEO Statement

Patterson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.