This role pays more than
51%
of similar roles. Most pay
$169,550–$218,281
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$207k
versus about
$194k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Early Warning Services
Early Warning Services is a fintech company that operates the Zelle person-to-person payments network, the Paze digital checkout wallet, and Certos fraud prevention and identity risk solutions for financial institutions.
Early Warning Services currently has
64 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$143,500–$183,000
across 60 roles with salary data.
The Principal Platform Security Engineer serves as a hands-on enterprise technical leader responsible for defining the long-term vision, architecture patterns, and control strategies for platform security across products, infrastructure, and shared services. This role involves building scalable security capabilities, establishing reusable frameworks, and driving the adoption of secure-by-default designs throughout the software lifecycle. The engineer will manage complex security decisions, resolve cross-domain technical challenges, and partner with leadership to align roadmaps and investment priorities. Key responsibilities include evaluating emerging technologies and developing automated guardrails to ensure system integrity. The role requires expert-level skills in platform, infrastructure, and security engineering to address systemic risks. This position focuses on the critical domain of protecting financial systems by ensuring that secure engineering practices are embedded into shared services and internal platforms to maintain data confidentiality and security.