Principal Security Engineer
Ethos Life3 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Conduct threat modeling and architectural assessments across Information Security domains to support security by design.
- Assess technologies and solutions to develop and enhance security capabilities.
- Identify security gaps, communicate associated business risks, and design solutions balancing business, security, and compliance needs.
- Verify the effectiveness of security controls in mitigating identified risks.
- Support engineering projects throughout the software development life cycle and help prioritize product-security requirements.
- Apply information-security and application-development expertise to address security weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
- Contribute to security policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Develop and implement data-classification, retention, and disposal frameworks aligned with data-privacy regulations.
- Lead data-security awareness and training initiatives.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in Information Security, including at least 2 years as a Security Architect.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an additional 3 years of pertinent work experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of security architectures, frameworks, standards, emerging threats, and defensive strategies and technologies.
- Deep understanding of network protocols, operating systems, databases, applied cryptography, least privilege, zero-trust principles, identity and access management, and core information-security concepts.
- Expertise in cloud computing and security best practices for applications, infrastructure, storage, platforms, and data.
- Ability to conduct threat modeling and risk assessments.
- CISSP certification is highly preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement.
- CISSP certification is highly preferred but not required.
- Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity, inclusion, and authenticity.
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About Ethos Life
Ethos Life builds a technology platform for buying and underwriting term and permanent life insurance, serving consumers directly online and licensed agents. It partners with carriers to offer instant, no-exam policies and supports agent distribution, generating revenue from policy premiums and commissions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company is privately held and operates across the U.S.