Principal, Cyber Engineering Tech Ops (Data Security)

Company: Cargill
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: February 2, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. Job Purpose and Impact - The Principal, Cyber Engineering & Technology Operations job leads the strategic design, implementation and improvement of cybersecurity protective technologies within the organization. As a recognized subject matter authority in cyber engineering and technology operations, this job provides thought leadership for maintaining the security and integrity of enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks, safeguarding operations technologies, and overseeing various information technology service management interfaces. This role will have a primary focus on data, endpoint and AI security. Key Accountabilities - - CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES: Leads and mentors the design, implementation and improvement of cybersecurity protective technologies, including endpoint detection and response, cloud infrastructure controls, and network protections. - TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: Leads and mentors endpoint detection and response, cloud infrastructure controls, wide area network, partner gateways, interconnect protections, operations technologies, internet of things security, email, collaboration tools, and office applications, assessing and preparing for potential risks, finding systemic compliance gaps and root cause resolution, and recommending improvement proposals, including cost benefit analysis. - CO-CREATION WITH IT OPERATIONS: Leads the co-creation with internal cross functional teams on shared infrastructure initiatives to improve cybersecurity measures. - IT SERVICE MANAGER INTERFACES: Advises the operation of all information technology service management interfaces, including asset, change, configuration, problem, and request management, ensuring seamless integration and functionality. - RESEARCH SECURITY NEEDS: Research highly complex system security needs for operations development, including security requirements definition, risk assessment and systems analysis. - SECURITY POLICIES: Performs highly complex analysis and establishes security policy, ensuring compliance with industry standards. - INCIDENT RESPONSE: Leads highly complex incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning to mitigate risks and ensure operational resilience. - COLLABORATION: Influences to foster collaboration with cybersecurity peers, data privacy partners, external experts, industry consortia, and other internal and external parties to enable effective and efficient cybersecurity protective technologies and the delivery of business objectives. Qualifications - - Minimum requirement of 6 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 10 years or more of relevant experience. - Hands of experience deploying and running Microsoft Purview, Information Rights Management. - Proven expertise in email and email protection methodology. HiPo Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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