(USA) Principal, Software Engineer, Information Security

Walmart

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Bentonville, AR · Sunnyvale, CA · Bellevue, WA · Herndon, VA Posted 31 days ago $110,000–$220,000 / year
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TL;DR

The Principal Software and Infrastructure Engineer at Walmart’s DS Core team is responsible for architecting and deploying a secure, highly available Active Directory Service Fabric across multiple environments. This role involves deep technical expertise in designing hybrid identity infrastructure that optimizes resource utilization on both physical and virtual platforms while ensuring strict adherence to industry standards like NIST and PCI DSS. The ideal candidate will drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices, design Zero Trust security solutions, and champion self-healing initiatives using automation. Key skills include extensive experience in Active Directory engineering, expertise in PowerShell or Python scripting for server management, and strong communication and mentoring abilities to foster a culture of excellence across teams.

Skills

ActiveDirectory LDAP Kerberos VMware Hyper-V PowerShell Python Go InfrastructureasCode NIST PCI_DSS Monitoring Alerting Automation Self-Healing ZeroTrust Terraform Docker CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Architect and deploy secure, highly available Active Directory Service Fabric across multiple environments.
  • Lead design of hybrid architecture optimizing resource utilization on physical and virtual platforms.
  • Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for managing identity fabric lifecycle and security.
  • Design Zero Trust security solutions to isolate domain controllers from shared administrative access.
  • Develop short- and long-term roadmaps focusing on high availability and software-defined modernization.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise Active Directory engineering and infrastructure architecture.
  • Proven expertise in physical hardware lifecycles and virtualization technologies (VMware or Hyper-V).
  • Mastery of automation and scripting (PowerShell, Python, Go) for managing complex server populations.
  • Deep knowledge of AD topology design, replication optimization, and security protocols.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and project leadership skills.

Market check

Salary context

This $110,000–$220,000 range sits above 45% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000–$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$155,700–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

Walmart currently has 495 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 487 roles with salary data.

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