# Principal Engineer, Authentication

**Company**: Databricks
**Location**: Bellevue, Washington; Seattle, Washington
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $266,000-$365,750 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18350420

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/databricks/jobs/8400563002
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_3078f880-cd9

## Description

We are seeking a Principal Engineer, Authentication to craft and execute a long-term north-star vision for Authentication that balances uncompromised security with a frictionless user experience.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in two or more of the following: Authentication, Network, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response.

Responsibilities:

- Craft and execute a long-term north-star vision for Authentication that balances uncompromised security with a frictionless user experience.

- Recruit and mentor top-tier engineering talent to scale our security infrastructure.

- Act as the voice of Security Engineering across the organization, driving data-driven decisions at the executive level.

- Databricks' security innovations at major academic and industry conferences.

Requirements:

- 10+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in two or more of the following: Authentication, Network, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response.

- 15+ years of experience building large scale distributed systems with high availability.

- Leadership skills and experience to lead across functional and organizational lines.

- Strong communication skills to explain and evangelize Data Security to senior leaders across the company.

- Bias to action and passion for delivering high-quality solutions.

- MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields.

This role is open to remote candidates.

## Skills

### Required
- Authentication
- Network Security
- Kubernetes Security
- Web Security
- Governance
- Privacy
- Trust
- Safety
- Identity Management
- Access Control
- Key Management
- Inter-Service Authentication
- Secure Application Frameworks
- Detection & Response