Principal Consultant/ Director Cyber Security
Principal Consultant/ Director Cyber Security | Hybrid (2x per week in office) | Frisco, TX | Full Time Direct Hire PLEASE NOTE: **Unfortunately, there is NO sponsorship or 3rd party partnership options for this specific opportunity**Description:We are seeking a highly technical, hands-on leader to help design and build next-generation cloud-native platforms focused on high-volume, high-velocity data environments across security, observability, and AI-driven systems.This role sits at the intersection of:AI / MLCybersecurityStream processingCloud infrastructureLarge-scale telemetry and observability systemsThe ideal candidate will bring deep engineering expertise while also being able to communicate architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and strategy clearly across both technical teams and customer environments.This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who thrives in innovative, R&D-oriented environments and can independently own initiatives from design through execution.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and build scalable cloud-native systems handling:High-volume data streamsHigh-velocity data processingHigh-variety telemetry and observability dataDevelop solutions across:Security platformsObservability systemsAI-enhanced analytics and processingBuild and optimize stream/data processing pipelinesDevelop infrastructure and services using:Go (Golang)PythonArchitect and implement AI-driven capabilities within security and observability environmentsWork across AWS and Azure cloud-native ecosystemsCollaborate closely with engineering leadership, product stakeholders, and customersClearly communicate technical designs, architecture decisions, and implementation tradeoffsContribute hands-on technically while also helping shape broader platform directionOperate independently with minimal oversight and drive initiatives end-to-endRequired Qualifications10–15 years of software engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering experienceStrong background in:CybersecurityObservabilityCloud-native infrastructureDistributed systemsExperience working with:Time-series / time-stream dataLarge-scale telemetry systemsHigh-throughput data environmentsStrong programming experience in:Go (Golang)PythonDeep experience with:AWSAzureFamiliarity with open-source cloud-native toolingStrong understanding of:Time Stream processingData processing architecturesAI/ML integration patternsAbility to operate both strategically and hands-on technicallyStrong communication and customer-facing skillsPreferred QualificationsExperience applying AI/ML within:SecurityObservabilityInfrastructure platformsBackground in:Innovation-focused teamsR&D environmentsStartup or high-growth technical organizationsExperience interfacing directly with enterprise customersProduct-minded engineering approachPreferred Technical Tooling & Ecosystem ExperienceCandidates should ideally have experience working with or exposure to cloud-native tools and services commonly used for high-volume telemetry, observability, and time-stream data environments within AWS and Azure ecosystems.Examples may include:AWS Amazon TimestreamKinesisMSK (Managed Kafka)CloudWatchOpenSearchLambdaS3-based data lake architecturesECS / EKSGlue / Athena Azure Azure Data Explorer (Kusto)Event HubsAzure Stream AnalyticsAzure MonitorLog AnalyticsAzure FunctionsSynapse AnalyticsAKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)Additional experience with:KafkaPrometheusGrafanaElastic / ELK StackOpenTelemetryDatadogSplunkTerraformKubernetesStrong understanding of how these technologies integrate into observability, security analytics, AI/ML pipelines, and real-time data processing environments is preferred.What We’re Looking ForWe are looking for someone highly independent who can:Take ownership quicklyOperate autonomouslyDrive technical initiatives forward without heavy oversightThe ideal candidate is a true “difference maker” capable of blending:Deep technical executionArchitecture and systems thinkingCustomer interactionInnovation mindset