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Principal Security Engineer

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Austin, TX
163K-205K Annually
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Austin, TX
163K-205K Annually
Senior level
The Principal Security Engineer will design, build, and manage security controls for cloud infrastructure, lead vulnerability management, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security practices.
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About Us:  

We love going to work and think you should too. Our team is dedicated to trust, customer obsession, agility, and striving to be better everyday. These values serve as the foundation of our culture, guiding our actions and driving us towards excellence. We foster a culture of performance and recognition, allowing us to transform growth as we enable our employees to do the best work of their careers.

This role is open to candidates based in or near Austin, TX. Our Austin office is based in the vibrant San Jacinto Center downtown with breathtaking views of Lady Bird Lake. At LogicMonitor, we hire within our Centers of Energy—vibrant locations where our teams connect, collaborate, and innovate.

To learn more about life at LogicMonitor, check out our Careers Page.

What You'll Do:

LM Envision, LogicMonitor's leading hybrid observability platform powered by AI, helps modern enterprises gain operational visibility into and predictability across their IT stacks, so they can continue to deliver extraordinary employee and customer experiences. LogicMonitor has a layered approach to intelligence, where AI and Machine Learning is baked into every facet of the LM Envision platform to help IT teams improve efficiency, minimize alert fatigue, proactively predict trends, and maximize enterprise growth and transformation. 

Our customers love LogicMonitor's ability to bring cloud and traditional IT together into one view, as seen in minimal churn rates, expansion business, and exciting new customer references. In fact, LogicMonitor has received the highest Net Promoter Score of any IT Infrastructure Management provider. LogicMonitor also boasts high employee satisfaction. We have been certified as a Great Place To Work®, and named one of BuiltIn's Best Places to Work for the seventh year in a row! 

LogicMonitor’s InfoSec Team is the backbone of trust that our customers depend on day after day.  The Principal Platform Security Engineer gets to design, build, and manage the technical security controls for our cutting-edge infrastructure.  Partnering closely with our InfoSec, IT, SRE and Engineering Teams, this position leads the development of production-grade security tooling to protect cloud workloads, systems, and networked assets while supporting the company’s growth and compliance objectives.

Here's a closer look at this key role:

Cloud Security

  • Standardize and scale Azure, AWS, and/or GCP Security Best practices, processes, and procedures.
  • Discover, remediate and validate security issues across cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications per industry standard information security policies
  • Build, deploy, document, and manage production security tools and services to monitor networks, endpoints, and cloud workloads

Access & Identity Management

  • Design and operate scalable processes to provision cloud access and maintain least-privilege
  • Maintain a reliable, easy to use and low-touch infrastructure using technologies such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and immutable images

Vulnerability & Endpoint Management

  • Lead the vulnerability and patch management lifecycle—discovery, prioritization, mitigation, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Understand, design, and develop vulnerability mitigation strategies, prioritize identified vulnerabilities, and manage risk associated with vulnerabilities.
  • Maintain awareness of emerging threats and technology trends and translate them into prioritized security improvements.
  • Own and execute vulnerability management guidelines, processes, policies, and standards in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Assess and improve endpoint security strategy through prioritization and recommendations

Collaboration & Communication

  • Build and drive a platform security strategy that focused on improving security while enabling cross-functional stakeholder success
  • Build strong collaborative relationships with cross-functional stakeholders in network, systems, IT, and Security
  • Ability to effectively speak and influence engineers to senior leadership
  • Ability to build an iterative approach to security implementation that begins with alignment and commitment and leads to implementation and execution
  • Communicate security concerns, potential impact, and propose solutions to address security gaps and weaknesses
  • Establish and drive metrics, analytics, reporting, and a roadmap for continual program improvement
  • Drive adoption of secure development and operational practices through training, documentation, and automation
What You'll Need:
  • 8+ years experience in Network, System, and IT security
  • Strong foundational knowledge across Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and/or Amazon AWS technology stack
  • Strong background in Linux/Unix operating systems, containerized workloads (ie Kubernetes), applications, and networking
  • Outstanding collaboration and partnership skills, with proven ability to drive results across teams
  • Proven ability to design and automate security controls using languages like Python, Go, or shell scripting
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing security outcomes without direct authority
  • Excellent communication and mentorship skills, with a focus on knowledge transfer and alignment
  • Experience using AI tools to enhance productivity, innovation, or problem-solving

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Anticipated Application Close Date: 8/1/2025

LogicMonitor is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At LogicMonitor, we believe that innovation thrives when every voice is heard and each individual is empowered to bring their unique perspective. We’re committed to creating a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and all employees feel inspired and supported to contribute their best.

For us, equal opportunity means fostering a truly inclusive culture where everyone has the chance to grow and succeed. We don’t just open doors; we invite you to step through and be part of something bigger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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LogicMonitor is dedicated to fostering a culture of transparency and fairness, including our commitment to pay transparency. We provide the base salary ranges for all positions posted within the United States. 

Compensation packages at LogicMonitor for eligible roles include base salary, a variable plan depending on role, along with comprehensive benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum base salary target for new hires in the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. LogicMonitor employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. As part of our holistic compensation philosophy, your package will also include, but is not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, generous parental leave policies, access to our Employee Assistance Program and various Wellness programs, a 401K with company matching, a learning and development stipend, and an unlimited vacation policy. For more information on our benefits, see our careers page.

The Base Salary range for this role is:
$163,170$205,000 USD

                                               

Our goal is to ensure an accessible and inclusive experience for every candidate.

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process under applicable local law, please submit a request via this Accommodation Request Form.

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Top Skills

AWS
Azure
GCP
Go
Kubernetes
Python
Shell Scripting
Terraform

LogicMonitor Austin, Texas, USA Office

Located in the heart of downtown, our brand-new Austin office is best-in-class! Be inspired with panoramic downtown & Lady Bird Lake views. With scenic walking trails right outside our doors, you can go on walking one-on-one's by the river, or take a lunch stroll and soak in the beauty of Austin!

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