--- title: 'Principal Information Security Engineer (AI Product/Cyber Security + SecOps) at Cognite - AI for Industry' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/principal-information-security-engineer-ai-product-cyber-security-secops-hyyetcpa183q' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Principal Information Security Engineer (AI Product/Cyber Security + SecOps) at Cognite - AI for Industry - **Company:** Cognite - AI for Industry - **Location:** Bengaluru, India - **Posted:** 2026-07-03 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/cognite/jobs/4912160101 ## Job description What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements. We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here. Our [Moonshot](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/cognite-s-industrial-ai-momentum-soars-driving-ecosystem-impact-at-global-conference) is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future. ## How you’ll demonstrate Ownership Principal Information Security Engineer (Product Security + SecOps)) Location: Bengaluru, India ## About Us Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI and data solutions that solve some of the world's hardest, highest-impact problems. With an unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates digital transformation to drive operational improvements globally. Our moonshot is bold: unlock $100B in customer value by 2035 and redefine how global industry works. What Cognite is Relentless to Achieve We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward—not step back—you'll feel at home here. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future. ## How You’ll Demonstrate Ownership As our first security hire in Bengaluru, you will be the foundational cornerstone of our security presence in India. This role is a unique hybrid, blending deep technical execution with an explicit, high-growth leadership trajectory. You will start as an elite individual contributor establishing local capabilities across Product Security and Security Operations (SecOps). You are fully expected to hire, build out, and directly manage a world-class, multi-disciplinary security engineering team at this location. A heavy, non-negotiable emphasis of this role is the aggressive implementation and orchestration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate, optimize, and supercharge both our SecOps detection pipelines and Product Security guardrails globally. The Impact you bring to Cognite You will bridge the gap between application security and infrastructure defense, driving operational excellence, architectural innovation, and team expansion across several core pillars: Core Security Engineering & Automation - AI-Driven SecOps: Design, test, and deploy automated detection logic and incident playbooks powered by AI agents to dramatically reduce alert fatigue and speed up response times. Integrate AI into SIEM/SOAR data pipelines to identify anomalous behavior and emerging risks across large multi-cloud datasets. - AI-Accelerated Product Security: Implement automated code analysis and scanning (SAST/SCA) within CI/CD pipelines, leveraging AI-assisted remediation to give developers "how-to-fix" guidance instantly. Build proprietary security automation ("guardrails") that empower software squads to build secure-by-design software at speed. - Threat Modeling & Hardening: Lead feature-level threat models for high-stakes software projects and actively harden cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and identity management systems. Technical Leadership & Team Building - Act as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for regional security initiatives, navigating technical hurdles early and making evidence-based decisions. - Champion the "Security Champions" program locally, conducting developer security workshops and fostering a high-trust, decentralized execution culture. - Own the long-term hiring, mentoring, and performance strategy for the Bengaluru security hub, expanding our regional capabilities in lockstep with global organizational goals. - Transition strategic security initiatives from "build and operate" phases into stabilized, long-term regional ownership structures. ## Key Skills and Experience You do not need to tick every single box, but we expect a mature mix of technical execution, visionary engineering, and emerging leadership potential: - AI Expertise: Demonstrated, hands-on experience leveraging LLMs, AI agents, or machine learning models to automate security tasks, orchestrate response flows, or parse complex threat telemetry. - Product Security Domain: Solid understanding of secure SDLC practices, vulnerability triage, and application scanners (SAST, DAST, SCA tools like CodeQL, OWASP ZAP). - SecOps Domain: Proven experience in threat hunting, incident response management under pressure, and writing detection rules-as-code within modern SIEM/SOAR systems. - Engineering & Code Proficiency: Strong script and tool development capabilities using Python, Go, or PowerShell, coupled with an automated DevOps mindset (CI/CD tools, Terraform, APIs). - Leadership Vector: Clear capability and ambition to step up, scale, and manage a team—including distinct verbal/written communication, stakeholder management, and a high degree of empathy for code creators. - Continuous-Improvement Mindset: A continuous desire to learn and treat every single alert, incident, or system hurdle as a metric-driven data point to make global defenses stronger. A Snapshot of Our Perks and Benefits in Bengaluru - The rare opportunity to be the foundational "First Hire" locally, with an explicit, fast-tracked organizational path to build and scale your own team. - Dedicated Security Exploration Days every second Friday—a full day completely isolated from normal queues, dedicated entirely to your personal research, AI experimentation, and learning. - A flat organizational structure giving you direct access to executive decision-makers (VP of Security, global CISO). - Comprehensive private healthcare offerings and health and wellness benefits. - Engaging, cross-border collaboration with a deeply passionate community of security experts across 60+ nationalities. ## Preferred Experience - 10+ years of preferred technical skills  or experience Learn more about us - [Impact 2025](https://www.cognite.com/en/resources/blog/key-highlights-from-impact-2025) - [Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/newsroom/cognite-s-industrial-ai-momentum-soars-driving-ecosystem-impact-at-global-conference) - We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi. ## Equal Opportunity Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment. ## About Cognite - AI for Industry ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Cognite delivers industrial AI software that unifies siloed operational data to help energy, process manufacturing, and other industrial companies improve production efficiency and scale AI solutions. - **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Aker ASA, total funding of $338.9M) - **Headquarters**: Tempe, Arizona, United States (global HQ; also Lysaker, Norway) - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Not publicly available (co-founded by a team with industrial and tech backgrounds) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Industrial AI, Industrial DataOps, Energy (oil & gas, renewables), Process Manufacturing, Power & Utilities - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprise industrial companies (energy, manufacturing, chemicals, etc.) - **Mission or purpose**: “Power a high-tech, sustainable, and profitable industrial future” — enabling industrial teams to move faster, work safer, and achieve more with AI. ## Products & Services - **Cognite Data Fusion®**: Open Industrial DataOps platform that contextualizes operational, engineering, and IT data into a real-time Industrial Knowledge Graph, making data accessible for AI and analytics. (SaaS/platform) - **Cognite Atlas AI™**: Low-code industrial AI agent workbench for building and deploying agentic AI to automate complex operational tasks. (AI agent platform) - **Cognite Flows™**: Tool for building and scaling production-ready industrial workflows 100x faster. (Workflow automation) - **Composable reference applications**: Pre-built solutions for production optimization, smart maintenance, workforce digitalization, and sustainability. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Total funding $338.9M (5 rounds); Annual revenue SEK 790.7M (approx. $75M based on current exchange rates, but exact USD not given) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Aker ASA; partners include Microsoft, Aker BP, Sopra Steria, Omny, Aize, and others. Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Industrial DataOps Platforms. - **Growth Signals**: 663 employees (+20.9% YoY); 102 active job postings (+67.2% YoY); LinkedIn followers 103,713 (+65.8% yearly); committed to delivering $100B in customer value by 2035; customers report 30-80% reduction in maintenance time and 4-month deployment cycles. ## Competitive Advantages - **Industrial domain expertise**: Deep specialization in heavy industry (energy, process manufacturing) with a platform built for complex OT/IT data integration. - **Open ecosystem**: Works with any cloud, any data source, any LLM, enabling flexible partnerships and off-the-shelf integrations. - **Low-code AI agents**: Cognite Atlas AI allows domain experts to build AI agents without deep coding, speeding adoption. - **Proven ROI**: Customers report 10x productivity improvements, rapid scaling (e.g., from pilot to 9 facilities in months), and significant downtime reduction. ## Strategic Focus - **Scaling industrial AI**: Accelerate time-to-value with pre-built solutions, AI agents, and use-case best practices. - **Global expansion**: Growing presence in Americas (Tempe, Austin, Houston), Europe (Oslo), Asia (Tokyo, Bengaluru). - **Customer value commitment**: Ambitious goal of $100B in customer value by 2035. - **Partner ecosystem**: Deepening integrations with cloud providers, system integrators, and industrial software vendors. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Values of Relentless (innovation, learning from setbacks), Ownership (shared responsibility, inclusivity), and Impact (result-oriented, adding value to team and customers). Described as “smart, passionate builders, and problem solvers.” - **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Hybrid model with offices in Tempe, Austin, Houston, Oslo, Tokyo, Bengaluru. Some roles listed as “USA (remote)” indicating flexibility for certain positions. - **Diversity**: Employees from 60+ countries; global team of engineers, product managers, domain experts. - **Perks & Growth**: Opportunity to work on “biggest impact on our planet” — industrial AI at scale; strong investment in R&D and career development; fast-growing company with 100+ open roles. - **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on AI, data engineering, machine learning, and full-stack development; roles like Senior AI Engineer, ML Engineer, Data Engineer, Applied AI Engineer. ## Sources 1. [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en) 2. [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/about-us-cognite) 3. [cognite.com](https://www.cognite.com/en/company/careers) 4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognitedata) 5. 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