Director Application Security Engineering

OpenTalent; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Professional development

Job summary

OpenTalent is seeking a Senior Lead for Application Security to drive secure software initiatives and shift-left security culture across teams. This role focuses on defining strategy and mentoring a high-performing security engineering group.

You will partner with development and security teams to embed best practices into the SDLC, with emphasis on automated code scanning, SAST/DAST, SCA, and CI/CD integration.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in automated code scanning and remediation, SAST, DAST, SCA, CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Experience building and leading high-performing security engineering teams.
• Strong leadership and mentorship capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute application security strategy for the org.
• Collaborate with development and cybersecurity teams to embed security in the SDLC.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing security engineering team.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Security engineering

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Role Overview

Lead application security efforts, drive a'shift left' security culture, and integrate security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

What You Will Do

Define and execute application security strategy, collaborate with development and cybersecurity teams, and embed security best practices.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Ideal candidate has deep expertise in automated code scanning and remediation, SAST, DAST, SCA, CI/CD pipeline integration, and experience leading high-performing security engineering teams.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in automated code scanning and remediation, SAST, DAST, SCA, CI/CD pipeline integration
• Proven track record of building and leading high-performing security engineering teams
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive application security strategy
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team
• Professional development and growth opportunities