Principal Engineer, Threat

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Job

Overview

The Principal Engineer, Threat Hunter is critical to protecting T-Mobile’s digital assets, serving on the Continuous Hunting and Offensive Specialists (CHAOS) team, T-Mobile’s elite offensive and defensive cybersecurity function. You will lead continuous, hypothesis- and intelligence-driven threat hunting, adversary emulation, and rapid-response vulnerability assessments across software, systems, and infrastructure to proactively identify, validate, and drive remediation of risks before adversaries can exploit them.

You will collaborate with engineering teams to implement security measures across mobile devices, cloud services, and networks, including security assessments, code reviews, and vulnerability testing. Success is measured by the effectiveness of security controls, the strength of detection and response capabilities, and the reduction of vulnerabilities. Your work enhances organizational resilience against evolving threat actors and safeguards critical business operations and customer data.

Job Responsibilities

• Conducts security assessments, code reviews, and vulnerability testing to identify and mitigate risks
• Develops proactive security measures and strategies to enhance the security posture across various technologies
• Collaborates with engineering teams to integrate security practices into software development and deployment processes
• Serves as a subject matter expert in cybersecurity, providing guidance and leadership to various business units
• Drives strategic security initiatives to protect against cyber threats and ensure compliance with security standards
• Evaluates new technologies and processes for potential security vulnerabilities and recommends corrective actions
• Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 5 years of related experience
  
  Acceptable areas of study include Computer Science or Information Technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7-10 years Conducting security assessments and vulnerability testing to identify and mitigate risks in digital environments
• 7-10 years Developing and implementing cybersecurity measures across various technologies including mobile and IoT devices, cloud services, and network technologies
• 7-10 years Leading and collaborating with engineering teams to enhance security postures and strategic cybersecurity initiatives

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Cybersecurity
• Escalation Management
• Threat Modeling
• Security Analysis
• Security Automation
• Security Consulting
• Security Engineering
• Security Incident Management
• Security Technologies
• Stakeholder Management (Preferred)
• Information Security (Preferred)
• Information Systems (Preferred)

License/Certification (Preferred)

• CISSP and/or CCSK and/or CCSP and/or CISA/CISM certification a plus

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• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United…