Platforms & Dev-Sec-Ops Principal Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced and forward-thinking Dev Sec Ops  Principal Engineer to lead the design, security, and governance of our data and analytics platforms. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring that our data ecosystem is secure, scalable, and aligned with modern governance practices—enabling the business to make confident, data-driven decisions.

• Help define and implement data and analytics governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with business and IT leaders to establish clear policies on data access, usage, and accountability.
• Enable a culture of responsible data usage across the organization.

• Define data classification standards and data zoning strategies.
• Ensure information assets are clearly identified, protected, and proactively managed in a federated data environment.
• Partner with leadership to mitigate risks in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

• Assess and implement robust security solutions for data platforms.
• Work closely with CISO/CDO teams to ensure enterprise data is treated as a critical, protected asset.
• Integrate security into every stage of the data lifecycle.

• Champion Dev Sec Ops  principles by embedding security into development and operations from day one.
• Build and optimize secure, automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Promote a culture of security awareness and continuous improvement.
• Proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities.

• 15+ years of overall experience in cloud and platform engineering.
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience with Azure cloud architecture and design.
• 5+ years of experience with Databricks (including Unity Catalog – required).
• Strong experience in Dev Sec Ops  practices and implementation.

• Deep expertise in Azure, Databricks, and modern data platforms.
• Experience with Immuta or similar data security/governance tools.
• Familiarity with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Spark.
• Knowledge of Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and data virtualization tools.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure components: networking, storage, firewalls, load balancers, and virtual machines.
• Experience across Windows, Linux, and UNIX environments.

• Ability to bridge development, security, and operations teams.
• Strong problem‑solving and strategic thinking skills.
• Passion for building secure, scalable, and agile platforms.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to influence across teams.

• Work on cutting‑edge cloud and data technologies.
• Play a key role in shaping enterprise data security and governance.
• Be part of a collaborative, innovative, and forward‑thinking team.
• Drive meaningful impact in a data‑driven organization.