Principal Software Engineering, Information Security

TransUnion

Hybrid

Reston · Chicago, IL · GreenWood Village, CO · Boca Raton, FL · New York Posted 81 days ago $168,750–$281,250 / year

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TL;DR

Join TransUnion's dynamic Cyber Fusion Engineering team as a Principal Software Engineer specializing in Information Security. This senior role requires 10+ years of experience in software development, application architecture, and DevOps, with expertise in designing secure cloud-native solutions using tools like AWS, Azure, GCP, Harness, Terraform, and CloudFormation. You will develop security analytics solutions for threat detection, incident response, and risk mitigation, leveraging technologies such as Python, Go, Java, C/C++, and data visualization platforms like Power BI. Key responsibilities include building new data storage and analytics capabilities, contributing to infrastructure initiatives, and fostering a high-performance culture within a regulated environment in the financial services sector.

Skills

AWS Terraform Python Go Java C Power BI ElasticSearch Amazon Security Lake Apache Spark SnowFlake Cribl Kafka AirFlow SIEM MITRE ATT&CK Framework CI/CD DevOps

What you'll do

Lead design and development of Information Security systems and infrastructure.
Implement secure software solutions for cloud-native and hybrid environments.
Develop security analytics solutions focusing on threat detection and incident response.
Build data storage and analytics capabilities to enable Data Science use cases.
Contribute to tooling initiatives for Microsoft Power BI and other reporting platforms.

What we're looking for

10+ years experience in software development, application architecture, and DevOps.
Expertise in designing secure cloud-native (AWS, Azure, GCP) solutions using infrastructure-as-code tools.
Strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java, or C/C++/C# with deep knowledge of secure SDLC practices.
Proven track record developing security analytics solutions for threat detection and incident response.
Experience with modern big data platforms (ElasticSearch, Amazon Security Lake) and ETL/Distributed Data Processing Tools.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with senior leadership.

Market check

Salary context

This $168,750–$281,250 range sits above 81% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$137,908–$224,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$153,000–$215,712

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About TransUnion

TransUnion is a global information and insights company and one of the "Big Three" credit reporting agencies, alongside Equifax and Experian.

TransUnion currently has 5 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $112,500–$187,500 across 5 roles with salary data.

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