IT Engineer, Principal (Top Secret Clearance Required)

Job Area

Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Engineering

Company

Qualcomm Incorporated

Job Area

Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Engineering

General Summary

We are seeking an exceptional Principal IT Engineer to serve as the senior-most technical authority within the infrastructure engineering organization. This role is responsible for defining infrastructure strategy, driving technology modernization, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient platforms that support critical business operations and government mission requirements.

As the highest-level individual contributor within the organization, the Principal IT Engineer provides technical leadership across enterprise infrastructure, network architecture, cloud platforms, identity services, virtualization, endpoint management, storage technologies, and automation. This individual establishes engineering standards, influences executive decision-making, drives architectural governance, and leads the resolution of the organization’s most complex technical challenges.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading large-scale infrastructure initiatives, developing long-term technology roadmaps, mentoring engineering teams, and partnering with executive leadership to align technology investments with business objectives and mission requirements.

This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret (TS/SCI) security clearance and the ability to maintain that clearance throughout employment. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and capable of working with sensitive and classified information in accordance with government and customer security requirements. Experience supporting classified environments and working within NIST, RMF, CMMC, FedRAMP, and related federal compliance frameworks is strongly desired.

This position is ON-SITE only and is in San Diego, CA .

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree.

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