This role pays less than
64%
of similar roles. Most pay
$162,037–$216,300
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$184k
versus about
$189k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Genworth Financial
Genworth Financial is a financial services company focused on mortgage insurance, long-term care insurance, and life insurance and annuity products to help people protect their financial well-being. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services
Genworth Financial currently has
25 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$108,100–$168,000
across 25 roles with salary data.
The Principal Security Engineer is a senior technical leader within the Cybersecurity organization responsible for leading complex security engineering initiatives and advancing security operations capabilities. This role involves influencing high-impact projects across application security, infrastructure, cloud security, vulnerability management, privileged access, and automation. The individual will troubleshoot escalated issues through root-cause analysis, design and integrate security controls across enterprise environments, and champion improvements in tooling and orchestration to reduce manual effort. They serve as a trusted technical advisor, providing mentorship and guidance to peers while navigating ambiguous challenges to improve cyber resilience. Required expertise includes extensive experience in software security, identity management, and detection and response capabilities. The role requires proficiency in balancing security risks with business objectives and regulatory expectations while ensuring the secure adoption of modern technologies across the enterprise infrastructure.
What does a Security Engineer earn?
Median $193565 from 98 postings across 44 companies.
Lead complex security engineering initiatives across application, infrastructure, cloud, and vulnerability management domains.
Troubleshoot escalated technical issues by conducting root-cause analysis and providing sustainable remediation solutions.
Design and integrate security capabilities and controls across enterprise applications and technology delivery processes.
Provide strategic guidance to resolve emerging technical challenges and navigate project ambiguity from concept to implementation.
Automate and orchestrate security tools and processes to reduce manual effort and improve detection capabilities.
Evaluate complex technical options to balance security risk with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
Serve as a technical advisor by providing peer reviews, mentoring, and thought leadership to other professionals.
What we're looking for
Significant progressive experience in cybersecurity or security engineering, typically 12+ years.
Broad technical knowledge across application, infrastructure, cloud, vulnerability management, identity, and automation domains.
Demonstrated success designing and implementing enterprise security solutions rather than just advising or coordinating others.
Ability to independently solve ambiguous, high-impact problems with innovative thinking and sound judgment.
Strong ability to influence technical decisions and communicate complex concepts to both technical and business stakeholders.
Experience guiding and developing other technical professionals through mentoring and design reviews.
Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Relevant advanced security certification, such as CISSP, GIAC, CCSP, or equivalent (preferred).
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