Principal Engineer - Offensive Security
Toyota USA20 days ago
Plano, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Develop AI-assisted applications that automate offensive security workflows, including reconnaissance, vulnerability identification, exploit chaining, payload generation, and post-exploitation simulation.
- Integrate large language models and machine learning capabilities into red-team pipelines.
- Build tooling mapped to MITRE ATT&CK to emulate real-world attacker behavior consistently and repeatably at scale.
- Develop orchestration layers for multi-stage attack simulations across on-premises, cloud, and containerized infrastructure.
- Build data pipelines using security telemetry, scan results, and threat intelligence feeds to prioritize automated testing campaigns.
- Implement, operate, and scale offensive security and adversarial emulation capabilities across enterprise, cloud, and AI-enabled systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity or a related field, focused on security tooling, automation platforms, or AI/ML-integrated applications.
- Strong software development skills with proficiency in Python, PowerShell, and other relevant languages.
- Familiarity with red-team methodologies and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- Knowledge of common security controls, best practices, and attacker techniques.
- Hands-on experience integrating LLM models into applications through APIs, including prompt engineering, tool use, and agentic workflow design.
- Preferred qualifications include AI agentic development experience, vulnerability management and remediation experience, enterprise-scale red or purple team experience, a master's degree, and certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or OSCP.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Teamwork-focused, flexible, and respectful work environment.
- Professional growth and development programs with tuition reimbursement.
- Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount and Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program, if applicable.
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for the employee's family.
- Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with company matching and an annual retirement contribution, if applicable.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- Referral services for prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and related needs.
- Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA.
- Relocation assistance, if applicable.
- Position based at Toyota Headquarters in Plano, Texas.
Tech Stack
PowerShellPython