Application Security Lead

S&P Global, Inc.; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible time off

Continuous learning

Retirement planning

Student loan contribution

Family perks

Job summary

S&P Global is seeking a senior Application Security professional to lead complex assessments and shape secure software within a multi-cloud environment. You will drive integrated security controls across GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines, guiding architecture decisions and team seniors.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled security tooling, threat modeling, and collaboration with engineering, product, cloud, and risk stakeholders to scale secure SDLC practices enterprise-wide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in cybersecurity, CS, or engineering.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of SAST, SCA, DAST, threat modeling, secure design, and CI/CD security.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex application security assessments across multiple testing methodologies.
• Integrate security controls into GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and cloud-native platforms.
• Conduct threat modeling and security design reviews for new apps, APIs, and cloud services.
• Design and implement AI-enabled security capabilities for testing, triage, and remediation.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, cloud, and risk teams to mitigate systemic risks.
• Provide leadership and mentoring while contributing to audit-ready security documentation.

Skills

SAST

SCA

DAST

Threat Modeling

DevSecOps

CI/CD Security

AI Security Tools

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Cybersecurity or related

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Cloud Platforms

Job description

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 11 The Team: The SGA Application Security team operates as a strategic security partner, combining Application Security, DevSecOps, Exposure Management, and AI Security capabilities to proactively reduce risk while enabling innovation. Our collaborative, fast-paced culture emphasizes automation-first approaches, developer partnership, and continuous learning in emerging technologies. Team members gain exposure to enterprise-wide security transformation initiatives, AI-powered security tools, and opportunities to solve complex challenges that impact global engineering teams.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Lead complex application security assessments across multiple testing methodologies including SAST, SCA, DAST, API security, secrets detection, and threat modeling to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Drive integration of security controls into developer workflows across GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and cloud-native platforms, implementing risk-based quality gates that enhance secure coding practices.
• Perform comprehensive threat modeling and security design reviews for new applications, APIs, and cloud services, providing strategic guidance on secure architecture decisions.
• Design and implement AI-enabled Application Security capabilities including custom tools, agents, and automations that improve security testing, triage, and remediation while meeting enterprise governance standards.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, cloud, and risk stakeholders to resolve systemic application risks and establish scalable security controls across the SDLC.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to security analysts and engineering partners while contributing to enterprise standards, procedures, and audit-ready documentation.

What We're Looking For: Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, secure software engineering, or penetration testing with hands‑on technical expertise.
• Strong knowledge of application security testing methodologies including SAST, SCA, DAST, threat modeling, secure design principles, and CI/CD security practices.
• Experience integrating security controls into development platforms such as GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and cloud-native delivery environments.
• Practical experience using generative AI and AI-assisted development tools to build custom security tools, scripts, integrations, or automations.
• Ability to lead technical engagements, communicate complex security risks to senior stakeholders, and drive remediation across distributed engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities with collaborative team approach.
• Adaptability to work in fast-paced, evolving technology environments.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI agents, agentic architectures, tool calling, retrieval-augmented generation, and secure integration of AI with enterprise platforms.
• Experience with cloud application security across multi-cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP with understanding of cloud-native security controls.
• Strong automation capabilities and experience improving security operations at enterprise scale using scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or similar.
• Experience with software supply chain security initiatives including dependency governance, artifact management, provenance validation, and trusted package consumption practices.

Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $120,000 to $150,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence. Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Benefits:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
• For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to:[e-mail] your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. US Candidates Only: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal