Principal Software Engineering, Information Security

Job Overview

Principal Software Engineering role for a highly skilled and experienced Information Security Developer/Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of Information Security systems and infrastructure. This role blends deep expertise in cybersecurity architecture and development with hands‑on software engineering and Dev Ops. You will work across multiple Cyber Fusion Engineering functions including Security Analytics Engineering, Attack Surface Management, and Cyber Threat Intelligence and Cybercrime, with a primary focus on building internally developed systems.

• 10+ years of experience in software development, application architecture, and Dev Ops.
• Experience designing and implementing secure software solutions for cloud‑native (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid environments using infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Harness, Terraform, Cloud Formation).
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Go, Java, or C/C++/C#.
• Deep understanding of secure software development practices and SDLC.
• Proven track record developing and implementing security analytics solutions focused on disciplines like threat detection, incident response, and risk mitigation.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI or other data visualization tools.
• Experience with modern “Big Data” platforms in the context of a security data lake (Elastic Search, Amazon Security Lake, Apache Spark, Snow Flake, etc.).
• Experience with ETL / Distributed Data Processing Tools (e.g., Cribl, Kafka, Air Flow).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with extensive experience collaborating with and presenting to senior leadership.
• Ability to operate autonomously and collaborate effectively in a fast‑moving and highly matrixed environment.

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• Hands‑on security experience with Security Operations development and implementation, including SIEM, Security Automation, Data Engineering, and Threat Detection.
• Experience with operationalizing security telemetry to design and generate metrics for business and technology stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Extensive knowledge of the emerging cyber threat landscape and threat actor Tactic, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).
• Familiarity with CIS CSC, NIST CSF, and MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Experience working in the Financial Services sector.
• Experience working in a regulated environment (PCI DSS, NYDFS, GDPR, Reserve Bank of India).
• 3+ years of technical people leadership experience.

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Information Security systems and infrastructure across Cyber Fusion Engineering functions.
• Create new Information Security software build capabilities.
• Build new data storage and analytics capabilities to enable Data Science use cases.
• Contribute to infrastructure and tooling initiatives for Microsoft Power BI and other reporting and metrics platforms.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for internal analytics products.
• Foster a high‑performance culture and cultivate an environment that promotes excellence and reflects the Trans Union brand.

Trans Union provides flexible benefits including flexible time off for exempt associates, paid time off for non‑exempt associates, up to 12 paid holidays per year, health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision plan options and health spending accounts), mental health support, disability benefits, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility planning coverage, legal benefits, long‑term care insurance, commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, charity gift matching, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k) retirement savings with employer match, and access to Trans Union’s Employee Resource Groups.

Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select health and welfare plans.

We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal‑opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability…