Principal Security Platform Engineer

Western Alliance Bancorp
Phoenix
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Written communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Technical leadership","Incident triage","Executive risk communication"]

Own end-to-end onboarding, configuration, integrations, and operations for 2–3 new SaaS defensive security platforms supporting the CISO Office. Design and implement SSPM/ASM solution architectures, baseline policies and detection rules across SaaS apps, and API/event-driven integrations with SIEM/SOAR, ServiceNow, CMDB, and IAM. Monitor platform health, triage incidents, drive remediation, and produce executive dashboards and audit-ready documentation.

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Western Alliance Bancorp
Western Alliance Bancorp
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Principal Security Platform Engineer

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end onboarding, configuration, integrations, and operations for 2–3 new SaaS defensive security platforms supporting the CISO Office. Design and implement SSPM/ASM solution architectures, baseline policies and detection rules across SaaS apps, and API/event-driven integrations with SIEM/SOAR, ServiceNow, CMDB, and IAM. Monitor platform health, triage incidents, drive remediation, and produce executive dashboards and audit-ready documentation.
Location: Phoenix
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide SME expertise to design and support safe, secure, compliant, and reliable SaaS security tooling across adjacent domains.
  • •Lead solution design and vendor onboarding for SSPM/ASM platforms, including environment setup, SSO/Entra integration, role design, and production cutover.
  • •Design and implement baseline SaaS security policies, detection rules, posture benchmarks, and attack-surface reduction configurations across connected apps.
  • •Build and maintain API/event-driven integrations between SSPM/ASM and SIEM/SOAR, ServiceNow, CMDB, and IAM to operationalize findings end-to-end.
  • •Monitor platform health, manage upgrades and patching, tune alerting, triage incidents, and drive remediation of SaaS misconfigurations and exposed assets.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalTime Off401kTuition AssistanceEmployee VolunteerWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • •8+ years of progressive experience in information security engineering focused on cloud/SaaS security, posture management, or attack surface management.
  • •Strong working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and Entra security models, plus experience with Microsoft 365, Workday, Salesforce, and ServiceNow security configurations.
  • •Proficiency with APIs and scripting (Python or PowerShell) and integration patterns such as REST, webhooks, and event-driven architectures.
  • •Advanced knowledge of regulatory/legal compliance and relevant banking frameworks (e.g., FFIEC, SOX, GLBA, NIST CSF) with strong written communication for executive risk narratives.
Experience:8+ yearsCloudSaaSInformation securityBankingSecurity compliance
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Written communicationCross-functional collaborationTechnical leadershipIncident triageExecutive risk communication
Tech Stack:AWSAzureMicrosoft 365EntraWorkdaySalesforceServiceNowM365APIRESTWebhooksEvent-drivenSIEMSOARCMDBIAMSailPointPythonPowerShellSSPM

Company Brief

Western Alliance Bancorp
Bank holding company that provides commercial banking, mortgage banking, treasury management, and specialized financial services through its Western Alliance Bank subsidiaries. Serves businesses, real estate clients, and consumers across the United States.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Phoenix, United States
Founded: 1994
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