Principal Engineer, IT & Cloud Security

As a Principal Engineer, IT & Cloud Security, you will bring specialized expertise in Cloud Security and Risk Governance. Your role involves leading strategic security initiatives and ensuring best practices implementation across the organization. Your analytical mindset, ability to lead complex projects, and deep understanding of enterprise security frameworks will be crucial. You will drive security improvements independently, offering strategic recommendations to address internal and external business challenges. As a thought leader in security, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the company's security posture, influencing technology, processes, and risk management. Your responsibilities include facilitating technical discussions with external vendors, ensuring accountability for performance, and optimizing security tools organization-wide. Your insights will significantly impact security strategy, operational excellence, and risk mitigation on a global scale. Reporting to the Director, Digital Security Engineering, you will guide a Cloud Security Analyst position and lead cross-functional teams on security initiatives and projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and complexity. Key Responsibilities: - Drive the company's Cloud Security strategy in alignment with industry best practices. - Enhance the risk governance framework for Cloud Security, defining KPIs and reporting metrics. - Assess, analyze, and mitigate complex security risks independently. - Lead security-related projects with cross-functional teams, ensuring effective collaboration. - Manage and evaluate external security vendors for licensing, service quality, and accountability. - Provide strategic guidance to business and IT teams, identifying innovative solutions for business challenges. - Communicate complex security concepts to stakeholders and negotiate best practices adoption. - Ensure effective operation and maintenance of security tools, identifying improvement opportunities. Requirements: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification. - 8+ years of Cyber Security experience, preferably in a global organization. - Expertise in Risk Governance and Cloud Security, including AWS, Azure, or GCP. - Knowledge of Endpoint Security, Application Security, and Network Security. - CISSP certification required. - Experience managing external security vendors and influencing leadership decisions. - Project leadership experience with cross-functional teams. - Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Strong problem-solving and prioritization skills. Nice to Have: - Additional security certifications (e.g., CISM, CCSP, ISO 27001 LI, OSCP). - Hands-on expertise with Cisco and CrowdStrike security solutions. - Experience in enterprise security architecture and cloud-native security solutions. Eligibility: - Willingness to travel up to 5%, domestic only or domestic and international travel. Benefits: - Flexible work environment with remote work options. - Employee discounts on Harman and Samsung products. - Extensive training opportunities through HARMAN University. - Competitive wellness benefits. - Tuition Reimbursement. - Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria. - Inclusive and diverse work environment encouraging professional and personal development.,