Principal Product Security Engineer - Office of the CISO

Job Description

Job Description

Founded in 2017, Obsidian Security was created to close a critical gap : securing the SaaS applications where modern business happens—platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more.

Backed by top investors including Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, and IVP, we've built a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source. Our team includes leaders who helped define the categories of endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike, Okta, Cylance, and Carbon Black.

Now, we're transforming how SaaS is secured—in the era of agentic AI.

Today, Obsidian is trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Pure Storage. We protect more than 200 organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand—including many of the world's largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies.

With strong global momentum, a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne, Databricks, and Google Cloud, and a major fundraise on the horizon, we're scaling quickly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. Join us as we define the future of SaaS security!

Position Overview : We're looking for a Principal Product Security Engineer to join our team and lead our product security to the next level and beyond. The ideal candidate for the strategic role is a senior, highly technical, passionate, team-oriented professional with a proven track record of excellence in technical product security engineering, leadership and execution. This role will be instrumental in shaping how security is integrated throughout the Obsidian SaaS product, hosting environments, and related services.

The ideal person for this role must be mission and values-driven, must have an ownership mentality, and must put the well-being of our customers, our teammates, and our organization at the forefront of how they operate. This person must be able to operate and thrive in a dynamic, high-growth startup environment within an established Cybersecurity, GRC, and IT team and programs. This is a critical, high-impact role that will serve as a catalyst for growth for any seasoned cybersecurity professional.

The Principal Product Security Engineer reports to the Chief Information Security Officer and will be responsible for developing, implementing, optimizing, scaling, automating, and operating the Obsidian product security program. The Principal Product Security Engineer works closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, GRC, and IT to support the company's product security needs. Candidates applying for this sensitive and high-impact role should be highly technical team leaders and operators with exceptional secure software engineering, automation, and application and infrastructure security experience, capable of implementing and operating application security, infrastructure protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities and industry best practices across an organization with a cybersecurity mission and modern tech stack. This is a multi-faceted role within a fast-moving startup and will require the successful candidate to possess an ownership mentality, sound judgment, personal responsibility, and initiative.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Security Architecture and Technical Leadership

Provide technical leadership and guidance for the Security Team, mentor more junior security engineers.

Mature and integrate scalable security into the SDLC.

Partner with DevSecOps, DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering to improve the security of cloud environments, Kubernetes, data pipelines, CI / CD pipelines, and related resources.

Act as a key technical lead in security incident response and after-action reviews. Prioritize, assess, and drive remediation of product and infrastructure vulnerabilities.

What We're Looking For

What We Can Do For You

This role is a game-changer and is about securing our company and product as we provide cutting-edge capabilities to help organizations increase their security.

Employee Benefits

Our competitive benefits packages are designed to support our employees' well-being, both at work and at home. Our US based employees enjoy :

For more details on our US benefits, or for information on our international benefits, please see here.

Pay Transparancy

Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is eligible for equity awards and may be eligible for sales commission or incentive compensation based on the role or function within the company.

At Obsidian, we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and hire for talent, passion, and compassion. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to submit satisfactory proof of identity and legal authorization. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact accommodations@obsidiansecurity.com

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Base Salary Range

$219,000—$280,000 USD