Director of Application Security
Director of Application Security
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$ 240000 - 240000
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Job Description
Because this role is highly focused on building relationship cross functionally you must be based in Austin TX and be open to coming onsite in a hybrid work arrangement.
As the Director of Application Security you will be responsible for overseeing the security of our financial software products from design to deployment. Though you will be managing a team of around 11 Junior Engineers the focus of this role is really more around cross functional influencing and communication of critical messages to leadership audiences and the board with the goal of ensuring security standards and practices are embedded throughout the entire product development lifecycle. This role requires a mix of deep technical expertise a solid understanding of security architecture and strong communication and leadership skills to guide teams through complex security challenges.
The compensation for this role will be Base Salary Bonus Stock Grant.
Responsibilities:
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement (Most Important!
- Partner with product engineering and operations leadership to ensure that security considerations are part of product roadmaps and release cycles.
- Collaborate with other senior leaders in engineering IT and compliance to ensure unified approaches to product security across the company.
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation:
- Stay uptodate with the latest developments in cybersecurity threats industry trends and emerging technologies to proactively address future security needs.
- Recommend improvements in processes and tools to increase the overall security posture and efficiency of the product development lifecycle.
Security Architecture & Strategy:
- Design and implement security frameworks and solutions to safeguard our financial software products.
- Lead the security strategy for product development ensuring alignment with industry best practices regulatory compliance (e.g. GDPR PCIDSS) and organizational security goals.
- Build scalable security solutions for cloudbased environments (AWS Azure Google Cloud etc. and ensure integration into the development pipeline.
Leadership & Team Development:
- Lead mentor and develop a highperforming team of security engineers analysts and architects.
- Foster a collaborative environment and maintain a culture of security awareness across crossfunctional teams including product development engineering and operations.
- Provide guidance and direction for the team to develop skills in emerging security threats technologies and practices.
Cloud Security:
- Oversee the implementation of cloudnative security best practices and secure cloud infrastructure in multicloud environments.
- Develop and enforce cloud security policies identity and access management (IAM) vulnerability management and threat detection systems in large cloud platforms.
- Security Risk Management & Incident Response:
- Identify and mitigate risks related to product security and ensure proactive security measures are in place.
- Lead incident response planning and drive root cause analysis of security breaches or vulnerabilities. Develop and maintain a comprehensive security incident response plan for products and cloud environments.
Requirements:
- 10 years of experience with 57 years managing and developing employees.
- Strong experience with security in large cloud environments (AWS Azure Google Cloud etc. and cloud security architecture.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing secure software architecture and understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Handson experience with modern fraud / threat detection vulnerability management and cloudnative security tools.
- Expertise in security frameworks (e.g. NIST ISO 27001 OWASP Top 10.
- Strong knowledge of encryption identity and access management (IAM) and secure coding practices.
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS Azure Google Cloud) and securing cloudnative applications APIs and microservices.
- Familiarity with container security DevSecOps practices and automation of security controls.
- Strong people leadership skills with experience managing mentoring and developing highperforming teams.
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Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
