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Lead AppSec Engineer

Gartner


Job Location:

Irving, TX - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 116000 - 170000
Posted: 3 October 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 31 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Hiring near our Irving TX or Stamford CT Centers of Excellence with a hybrid environment.


About Gartner IT:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by deliveringcutting-edgetechnology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation an outcome-driven approach to success and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About the Role:

TheLeadSecurity Engineer willbe responsible forsupporting Gartners AppSec function. This individual will play an integral rolein executingdaily vulnerability Assessments functions; working closely with Information Security partners and technology stakeholders to identify risks/vulnerabilities and collaborate with key stakeholders onremediation developingand tracking risk/vulnerability remediation and prioritize effort across our various business unitspartnering to implement security tools technologies and controls with an appropriate balance of security business and user experience while providing education and training; andengineer automation solutions and/or security tool integrations to assist with day-to-day AppSec responsibilities.

Whatyoulldo:

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to design secure applications test applications for security weakness and partner on remediation of identified issues.
  • Mentor engineers and security champions on practical threat modeling techniques
  • Triage and prioritize security risks vulnerabilities and exceptions in alignment with business impact and risk tolerance.
  • Coordinate the orchestration automation and management of security technologies and platforms.
  • Own day-to-day life cycle management including identification threat assessment threatmodelingand risk avoidance.
  • Create reasonable and actionable reports showing direct impact to the security posture.
  • Define and implement meaningful metrics to measure the effectiveness of security controls through KRIs and security scorecards.
  • Serve as asubject-matter-expertfor Application Security; actas a first point of contact for critical issues security risk assessments and triaging CI/CD issues with Partners andstakeholders.
  • Evaluate business and technical requirements toidentifyand implement tools processes and technologies to improve our security posture in our environments.
  • Use data to drive prioritization highlight systemic issues and influence roadmap decisions

Whatyoullneed:

Ideal candidates will have 6-8years of experience in a Security Engineering role with proven experience inDevSecOps Cloud Security and Application Security. Candidates should havestrongindependent critical thinking problem-solving skills and the ability to consistently evaluate and pivot based on the current organizationalpriorities.


Must Have:

  • Experience using vulnerability scanning technologies AST platforms and cloud security tooling.
  • Formal experience with threat modeling.
  • Experience leading projects initiatives and resources through direct and indirect leadership.
  • Deep knowledge of Assessing and prioritization of Risk with an ability to think like a bad actor and use that context to conduct threat models.
  • Cloud experience (AWS Azure GCP)
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code (PaC) Concepts.

Niceto Have:

  • Familiarity with technical security controls guidelines and frameworks outlined by standards such as SOC2 ISO 27001/27013 NIST 800-53.
  • Ability to automate tasks and code solutions to repetitive problems.
  • Scripting or programming experience ( HTML Ruby PHP Perl C# Python JavaScript PowerShell Bash)
  • Experience with penetration testing and web application assessment.

Who you are:

  • Proven communication collaboration and critical thinking skills.
  • Ability to build trusting meaningful relationships with peers stakeholderspartnersand suppliers.
  • Ability to define and communicate risk in a business-relevant language to both non-technical and technical audiences.
  • Ability to apply expert knowledge to solve complex business/technical issues strategically.
  • Desire for life-long learning and continuous personal/professional development



Dont meet every single requirement We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles!


What you will get:

  • Competitive compensation.
  • Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
  • Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses development programs technical courses certification opportunities and more!
  • A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
  • A chance to make an impact your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
  • Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
  • 20 PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
  • Extensive medical dental insurance and vision plan.
  • 401K with corporate match immediate vesting.
  • Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
  • Parental leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Gartner Gives Charity Match.
    And much more!

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Who are we

At Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT) we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable objective business and technology insights helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979 weve grown to 20000 associates globally who support over 13000 client enterprises in 90 countries and territories. We do important interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work

Our vast virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities opportunities that may not even exist right now for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together our singular unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies cultures religions ethnicities races genders sexual orientations abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why year after year we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

At Gartner youll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive objective guidance throughout clients AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. Youll have access to unmatched resources expertise and technology and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

Its an exciting time to be at Gartner with limitless opportunities to make a real impact grow your skills and build a lasting meaningful career in a field thats reshaping the way we operate. If youre passionate about AI and want to be part of a team thats guiding the leaders who shape the world Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer

Gartner offers world-class benefits highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive working virtually when its productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 116000 USD - 170000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO a 401k match up to $7200 per year the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount and more.


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