Principal Security Engineer

THE ROLE You will be the foundational technical pillar for security at Candid Health. As our first Principal Security Engineer, you won't just be managing a compliance checklist—you will architect, build, and scale the technical systems that protect our customers and their patients. Operating as a high-influence individual contributor, you will partner directly with Engineering and Product leadership to ensure we ship features rapidly while maintaining an ironclad promise of data integrity. This is a role for a heavy-hitting technical leader who wants to set the security blueprint for a fast-growing health-tech platform. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Architect and Guide the Security Landscape: Serve as the ultimate technical authority for security at Candid. While you won’t be managing HR lines, you will set the technical bar, mentor engineers, and help scale a world-class security engineering culture. - Design the Enterprise-Grade Roadmap: Lead the technical transition from a foundational security posture to a best-in-class, resilient enterprise architecture capable of defending complex healthcare data workflows. - Drive Strategy at the Leadership Level: Act as the subject matter expert who translates complex technical risks into business priorities. You will partner with executive leadership to stack-rank risks and embed security directly into Candid’s overarching business strategy. - Ba...