Cybersecurity Principal, AI Identity (REMOTE)

The Home Depot

3d•$170,000 - $190,000•Remote

About The Position

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Position Purpose: The Cybersecurity Principal Engineer, AI Identity (Non‑Human Identity) is a senior, hands‑on technical leader within The Home Depot Cybersecurity Architecture & Innovation team. This role provides enterprise‑wide thought leadership and architectural direction for Identity and Access Management (IAM) with a specialized focus on AI, agentic AI, and Non‑Human Identity (NHI). The Principal Engineer serves as a recognized company and industry expert, combining deep IAM expertise with a broad understanding of cybersecurity, cloud, and modern enterprise technologies. The role operates in a horizontal capacity, supporting and guiding multiple cybersecurity and technology functions through solution design, evaluation, prototyping, documentation, and operationalization. This position plays a critical role in shaping Home Depot’s AI identity strategy and maturity, defining the foundational IAM architecture and technology enablement stack required to securely support AI workloads, services, and autonomous agents. The Principal Engineer partners closely with cybersecurity, engineering, architecture, and operations teams to ensure identity solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to both current and future‑state enterprise architecture.

Requirements

Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Extensive enterprise experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), including identity provisioning, authentication, and authorization.
Hands‑on experience with Non‑Human Identity (NHI), such as service accounts, workload identities, or machine identities
Proven ability to independently evaluate, design, and prototype complex security or identity solutions
Experience working within large, highly integrated enterprise technology environments
Strong understanding of core cybersecurity concepts, including authentication/authorization, encryption, segmentation, and secure system design
Broad technical knowledge across cloud, compute, networking, databases, and application development
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or equivalent) and cloud‑native identity patterns
Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language used for prototyping, automation, or integration
Ability to produce clear technical documentation, including architecture artifacts and design decisions
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to provide technical guidance across cross‑functional teams

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience applying IAM concepts to AI, agentic AI, and emerging AI technology patterns
Experience designing or supporting identity strategies for AI workloads, services, or autonomous agents
Proven experience developing holistic reference architectures, roadmaps, and future-state designs
Familiarity with Zero Trust principles and modern identity‑centric security architectures
Experience guiding engineering and operations teams through operationalization and technology handoff
Knowledge of industry cybersecurity frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST or similar)
Experience conducting technology evaluations, proofs of concept, and capability assessments
Ability to represent IAM or security architecture in cross‑functional design and innovation forums
Demonstrated success operating independently in fast‑moving, evolving technology initiatives

Responsibilities

Deliver Execution, Plans & Aligns - Review, analyze, identify, and provide solutions to mitigate potential security control gaps enterprise wide
Collaborate across teams to reduce vulnerabilities, risks, and incident management
Partner with engineers, technology, and business partners to implement and maintain a secure environment

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