This role pays more than
73%
of similar roles. Most pay
$169,550–$221,100
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$218k
versus about
$195k
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
69 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$150,000–$200,000
across 39 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 secure-by-default engineering standards, and leading complex decisions to reduce systemic risk while improving developer experience. The engineer will develop reusable frameworks, reference implementations, and automated guardrails to ensure security is embedded throughout the software lifecycle. Key technical requirements include expertise in platform, infrastructure, and software engineering, with specific knowledge of public cloud architectures like AWS, Azure, and GCP. Candidates must also possess skills in threat modeling and architectural risk analysis. The role addresses critical challenges in protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data within a highly regulated financial services environment.
C
C++
Python
Rust
JavaScript
C#
Cryptography
Post-Quantum Cryptography
OpenSSL
Mbed TLS
SymCrypt
Secure Enclave
Boot ROM
Embedded Software
Distributed Systems
Firmware
System Design
Azure