Principal Systems Security Engineer

Torus • Salt Lake City, UT

49d • $150,000 - $175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Systems Security Engineer will define and implement the security architecture of the Torus system — spanning devices, cloud infrastructure, control planes, APIs, and integrations. You will define secure patterns and guardrails that allow application teams to build and integrate systems safely and reliably. Security is a foundational property of the Torus system. This role ensures security is built into the architecture from the ground up. This is a hands-on senior role with real influence. You’ll set patterns, raise the bar for reliability and developer experience, and help scale how teams build and connect software.

Requirements

• 8+ years of information security experience with demonstrated scope and ownership at a systems or platform level
• 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience; you can build, not just advise
• Deep experience in AWS (IAM, networking, compute, managed services)
• Strong working knowledge of security tooling: CrowdStrike, Nessus/Tenable, SIEMs, and similar
• Proven ability to assess and secure fleets of devices, distributed services, and complex integrations
• Strong understanding of networking, identity enforcement, service mesh patterns, and API gateway design
• Comfortable working with AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery and operate independently
• A self-starter who identifies what needs to be done and executes without waiting to be directed
• Clear communicator with the ability to convey risk and recommendation to any audience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in OT/IoT security or energy/industrial environments
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures or service meshes
• Experience in regulated or security-sensitive industries

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clear, current view of the security posture across all Torus products, services, devices, and infrastructure — and know what needs attention
• Define and drive the security roadmap, prioritizing by risk and business impact
• Lead threat modeling across product and infrastructure systems, proactively surfacing exposure before it becomes an incident
• Design and own the security architecture spanning device firmware, cloud services, APIs, and third-party integrations
• Establish and enforce standards for authentication, authorization, secrets management, and secure communication — device-to-cloud and service-to-service
• Design and implement a secure API gateway and integration layer enabling internal and external systems to interact safely
• Build security testing into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, dependency scanning, etc.)
• Design and implement network discovery, vulnerability scanning, and anomaly detection capabilities across the Torus environment
• Develop internal security tooling where commercial solutions fall short
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to move fast and operate with a high degree of independence
• Evaluate and harden system resilience against adversarial scenarios including compromised devices, malicious integrations, and infrastructure failures
• Lead investigation and remediation of security incidents across the platform
• Partner with application and platform engineers to raise the security bar without becoming a bottleneck — abstract complexity, improve developer experience, and embed security into how teams build
• Communicate risk clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Securing the Torus energy system architecture

Benefits

• Employee Rewards Package including Equity
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Benefits Package: Choice between traditional PPO or HSA eligible medical plans; Dental insurance; and Vision insurance
• Human-centered Paid Time Off including Unlimited Discretionary PTO; 10-days paid company holidays; Waiting period-free 100% paid parental leave
• Torus paid Life and AD&D Insurance with option to purchase additional coverage
• Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Peer Recognition Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal