Principal Information Security Engineer

Blackhawk Network•Pleasanton, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Blackhawk Network is hiring the head of Product Security Engineering to join its Global Information Security Team and lead and grow the Offensive Security Team. The role supports a technology environment that includes transaction acquisition, switching and routing, real-time settlement, prepaid card processing, fulfillment, business analytics, consumer websites, mobile apps, and high-speed transaction processing. The successful candidate will be a technical self-starter who understands security decisions affecting corporate and production infrastructure and can explain their impact to engineers and business teams outside the CISO organization. The position is based in Pleasanton, California, with a hybrid schedule that combines remote work and in-person collaboration on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Pleasanton headquarters. The role reports directly to the Sr. Director of Product Security.

Requirements

Strong passion for Product Security.
5–15 years of experience working on a security team.
Ability to program or script in at least one language.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and auditing languages such as Java, Ruby, Python, or JavaScript, and ability to learn new languages and technologies.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related experience.
Curiosity and adaptability with emerging technologies, and successful implementation and use of AI tools to enhance work, improve processes, or deliver measurable results.

Nice To Haves

Python Django, Java, JavaScript, BASH, or PowerShell programming or scripting experience; Python Django is preferred.
Experience with payment, e-commerce, and FinTech systems.
Experience working in software development.
Certifications such as SANS GIAC, CISSP, ISC2, ISACA, OSCP, or OSCE.

Responsibilities

Provide Product Security thought leadership across the company.
Deploy and onboard applications on product security tools.
Support product security commercial off-the-shelf and internally built applications.
Perform manual application code reviews and reviews using static analysis tools.
Lead and grow the Blackhawk Network Offensive Security Team.
Communicate security decisions and their impact to engineers and business teams outside the CISO organization.