Senior Staff Software Engineer - Information Security

STAFF, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, INFORMATION SECURITY

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About the team

The Information Security team has the herculean task of assuring that customers can safely shop with peace of mind knowing their data and information will be safe and secure. Solving some of the most unique cyber security problems in the industry, our team members share an elevated level of creativity and ingenuity to secure data for the largest retail operation in the world. Endpoint Security Engineering team is looking for Staff Engineer, who has passion in designing and development of software product and services in area of cyber security. Ideal candidates should have strong background in technology and security awareness. Some of the core technology experiences that are desirable for this role would be to have a good software development experience with both front end and backend technologies like integration with backend REST APIs, working with backend databases and exposure to cyber security domain.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the secure design and development of scalable applications and services, partnering closely with product, platform, and engineering teams.
• Architect and implement Endpoint Security solutions, translating security requirements into robust, production-grade systems.
• Develop high-quality solutions using Java, Go, Python, and React, leveraging both relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cassandra).
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor, collaborating with security engineers, external teams, and partners to deliver features in an agile, fast-paced environment.
• Drive end-to-end ownership of services, including deployment, operations, monitoring, reliability, reporting, and analytics.
• Influence security architecture and best practices across teams, ensuring solutions align with business needs, compliance requirements, and evolving threat landscapes.

What You’ll bring

• 10+ years of experience designing, building, and operating highly scalable, distributed applications and security platforms.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Java, Python or Go, with strong engineering fundamentals and a security-first mindset.
• Strong experience building modern services using Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, JavaScript, React, and Node.js.
• Proven experience designing and deploying multi-tier, cloud-native applications in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Demonstrated ability to create and review solution designs, integration flows, component architectures, and data models.
• Solid hands-on experience with SQL, database design, and ORM frameworks, across both relational and NoSQL systems.
• Strong understanding and implementation experience with authentication and authorization, including SSO, OAuth/OIDC, LDAP, and token-based security models.
• Working knowledge of Endpoint Security concepts, such as endpoint telemetry, agent-based architectures, device trust, policy enforcement, and secure communications.
• Good knowledge of information security fundamentals, including cryptography, PKI, key management, and SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management.
• Strong Linux fundamentals, including system-level troubleshooting and security hardening.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP) and building secure, resilient systems at scale.
• Proven track record of driving secure-by-design architectures and embedding application and endpoint security controls into the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines, including automated security testing and policy enforcement.
• Ability to influence across teams, balancing security, usability, performance, and business requirements.
• Passion for building high-impact security solutions that operate reliably at enterprise scale.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and self-direction, with the ability to lead through ambiguity.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex security and risk concepts into clear business and engineering guidance.
• Holding security certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, OSCP, GIAC certifications, or Cloud Security certifications is a strong plus, but not required

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people.  That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible work
Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Certification in Security+, GISF, GSEC, CISSP, or CCSP., Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 2 years’ experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects.

Primary Location...

G, 1, 3, 4, 5 Floor, Building 11, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India

Experience Level

Senior Level