Principal Cybersecurity Engineer - Enterprise Security Engineering

Location: Dublin, Ireland, or Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Flex work requires at least 50% of each quarter in the office or in the field.

Base salary: €104,000–€156,000 EUR annually in Ireland; the role may also be eligible for a bonus plan, commission/bonus, and annual refresh stock grants.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 company and AI platform for managing people, money, and agents.

What you will do

• Set the technical vision and architectural standards for endpoint privilege management and least-privilege enforcement across macOS and Windows fleets.
• Design application control and runtime guardrail frameworks for developer tools, IDE extensions, AI coding assistants, and open-source dependencies.
• Establish authorization thresholds and safeguards for safe AI adoption.
• Architect automated intake, research, policy-staging, exception-triage, and security-review pipelines.
• Integrate endpoint privilege controls with SSPM, EDR, asset correlation, and central automation systems.
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews and vendor engagements, shape multi-quarter roadmaps, and serve as the tier-3 technical escalation authority.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive cybersecurity engineering experience, including significant experience in a Principal, Staff, or Lead architectural capacity in enterprise environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least one advanced industry certification such as CISSP, GIAC Advanced Certification, OSCP, or a vendor-equivalent architectural credential.
• Deep expertise architecting and governing enterprise Endpoint Privilege Management platforms across large fleets, including macOS and Windows security architectures, execution controls, code integrity, and privilege boundaries.
• Experience securing developer tooling, IDE ecosystems, AI coding assistants, and local models through runtime guardrails and authorization thresholds.
• Familiarity with enterprise EDR platforms, SSPM frameworks, detection principles, posture management, and API-driven automation pipelines.
• Experience designing scalable security systems, data protection strategies, security audits, and incident response plans.
• Experience mentoring and coaching early-career and mid-level security engineers.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, including influencing senior technical leadership, explaining security trade-offs, and contributing to roadmaps and vendor discussions.

Culture & Benefits

• Flex work combines in-person and remote work, with at least 50% of each quarter spent in the office or in the field depending on the role.
• hirify.global emphasizes integrity, empathy, collaboration, mentorship, and technical development.
• The compensation package may include a bonus plan or role-specific commission/bonus and annual refresh stock grants.
• hirify.global provides reasonable accommodations during the employment application process.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records where required by applicable Fair Chance law.