Principal Security Engineer

Fannie Mae
Plano
Full time200,000 - 269,000Function: CybersecurityExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Analytical thinking","Problem-solving","Communication"]

Lead enterprise security engineering as a senior technical authority across cloud, network, server, endpoint, application, DevSecOps, and AI environments. Own security architecture, standards, and reusable guardrails across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, with zero-trust and identity-centric controls. Drive automation via Infrastructure as Code, embed security into CI/CD, and design controls for LLMs, RAG, agentic systems, and AI threat models. Mentor engineers and communicate risks and recommendations to executives.

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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae
13 hours ago

Principal Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead enterprise security engineering as a senior technical authority across cloud, network, server, endpoint, application, DevSecOps, and AI environments. Own security architecture, standards, and reusable guardrails across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, with zero-trust and identity-centric controls. Drive automation via Infrastructure as Code, embed security into CI/CD, and design controls for LLMs, RAG, agentic systems, and AI threat models. Mentor engineers and communicate risks and recommendations to executives.
Location: Plano
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the evaluation, architecture, implementation, integration, and lifecycle support of enterprise security solutions across design through operations.
  • •Define and implement security architecture, standards, guardrails, and landing-zone controls for cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) including zero-trust identity and network segmentation, encryption, and governance.
  • •Secure server and endpoint environments by establishing hardening baselines and implementing controls for EDR, anti-malware, firewalls, encryption, vulnerability management, privileged access, and device posture.
  • •Architect and review application and AI security policies and technical guardrails for LLMs, foundation models, RAG pipelines, AI agents, authorization, autonomy limits, observability, output validation, and content safety.
  • •Develop and maintain security requirements and architecture artifacts; influence cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and communicate risks and remediation recommendations to executives.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 200,000 - 269,000

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, infrastructure/network security, cloud engineering, application security, software engineering, or related technical disciplines.
  • •Significant hands-on experience securing production environments in AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
  • •Deep knowledge of cloud security architecture, IAM, networking, encryption, logging/monitoring, workload protection, governance, and enterprise network security (including segmentation, firewalls, proxies, VPNs, DNS security).
  • •Hands-on experience securing CI/CD pipelines with automated security testing, secure release controls, and policy enforcement; strong secure software/app and API security knowledge.
  • •Experience with AI security risks and applying threat modeling and secure design practices to AI-enabled systems (LLMs, RAG, agent frameworks), plus strong technical communication and stakeholder management.
Experience:8+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipMentorshipAnalytical thinkingProblem-solvingCommunication
Certifications:CISSPCCSPPCNSEAWS Certified Security – SpecialtyAWS Certified Advanced Networking – SpecialtyGoogle Professional Cloud Security EngineerMicrosoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer AssociateGIAC certifications
Tech Stack:AWSGoogle CloudMicrosoft AzureDevSecOpsInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCloudFormationBicepARM templatesCI/CDSIEMEDRVulnerability managementKubernetesLinuxWindowsIAMPAMSecretsCertificates

Company Brief

Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored enterprise that provides liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. mortgage market by guaranteeing and purchasing residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities.
Industry: Lending
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Washington, United States
Founded: 1938
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