Director - Container Application Security (Software Supply Chain)

adpinternalcareers; Roseland (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP is seeking a Director, Container Application Security to lead security across containerized software and supply-chain risk. This Hybrid role can sit in Alpharetta, GA or Roseland, NJ, reporting to the GSO EAS team, and driving governance, dashboards, and secure development practices.

The role requires extensive container security experience, strong communication, and the ability to partner with engineering, product, and security teams to reduce risk across ADP’s internal products.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years in IT or cybersecurity with leadership in multi-cloud/container environments.
• Experience leading Container Application Security programs.
• Deep knowledge of OWASP/SANS vulnerabilities.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines and secure coding practices.
• Ability to communicate security concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive container security and supply-chain risk across ADP’s business units.
• Institutionalize image scanning and shift-left DevSecOps.
• Manage vulnerability remediation workflows for containers.
• Develop and maintain roadmaps, policies, and alerts.
• Lead training and governance for secure development.
• Measure progress with KPIs and dashboards; provide reports.
• Collaborate with technology and product stakeholders.

Skills

Container security

DevSecOps

Kubernetes security

CI/CD pipelines

Security training

Communication skills

Security tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Snyk

Chainguard

Grype

Prisma (Twistlock)

StackRox

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Jira

SonarQube

Bitbucket

Job description

ADP is hiring a Director, Container Application Security (Software Supply Chain)

This Hybrid role can sit in Alpharetta, GA or Roseland, NJ

Unlock Your Career Potential: Global Security Organization at ADP. Do you have a passion for going on the offensive to safeguard critical information? As ADP’s Global Security Organization (GSO), we know that our clients rely on us for human capital management solutions, but beyond that, they entrust us with one of their most valuable assets — their employee data. We are honored by this trust and are laser focused on securing data at every step in the information lifecycle, ensuring integrity, confidentiality and compliance with industry and government regulations at all times. From the cloud to the data center and across every emerging device, you’ll join a team of experts in the GSO who are always staying one step ahead in this ever-changing world of data by continually evolving our strategies and technologies to protect ADP and our clients.

The mission of the GSO Enterprise Application Security [EAS] team is to protect ADP's internally developed products from existing and emerging security threats. We improve internal product security posture by integrating and automating security controls early in the product development life cycle and aid in uncovering security risks. This work empowers and supports development teams to recognize and address security risks in a timely manner.

The EAS team has an opening for Software Supply Chain- Container Application Security Director to drive design, implement, and manage the container application security scanning services partnering with key stakeholders and deliver to assess the security risks and establish a governance framework for the secure use of models before released to the production use.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive container application security including supply chain risk initiatives across ADP’s different business units.
• Institutionalize the container security scanning of images in line with shift left strategy in DevSecOps.
• Manage supply chain, container application security vulnerability remediation flow.
• Develop and maintain the roadmap for container security & supply chain risk.
• Customize policies, rules, and alerts to comply with established policies and settings.
• Drive culture around secure application development through effective training, governance, and metrics
• Bring thought leadership into the program and drive excellence.
• Manage the project timelines and delivery.
• Maintain awareness of Kubernetes cybersecurity threats and best practices to enable securing and hardening Kubernetes clusters at scale
• Metrics/Reporting
  • Identify meaningful KPIs/KRI’s to drive progress, improvement & improvement.
  • Create dashboards to monitor significant events, traffic and data collection.
  • Provide weekly Scanning and Monitoring reports.
  • Create weekly, monthly and in-progress review presentations, as needed.
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Establish strong partnership with key stakeholders in technology and product organizations.
• Manage communication upwards, downwards, and horizontally.

Experience You'll Need:

• Deep knowledge and understanding of container application security vulnerabilities (SANS, OWASP).
• Candidate should be very thorough in internet technologies and highly versed with web development secure coding best practices.
• Understanding CI/CD pipelines covering source control, integration, and deployment (ex: Bitbucket, Jenkins, Rally, JIRA, Artifactory, Nexus, SonarQube, git, Snyk).
• Previous software engineering/architecture experience (Java, C#,.Net, JavaScript, Python) preferred.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and cross functional knowledge across multiple development and security disciplines.
• Strong experience in training development teams on secure coding
• Ability to communicate security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff.
• Some experience with development of RESTful and SOAP web services preferred.
• Understanding of advanced iterative Agile, Cloud and Container Security
• Familiarity with micro services architecture and design Patterns.

To Succeed in This Role:

• You’ll need a bachelour's degree in computer science, Information / Cyber Security, Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Information Systems or equivalent experience.

Qualifications:

• Ten years or more experience in various IT or cybersecurity roles with 3+ years leadership experience and management in multi-cloud computing and containerized environments, specifically secure operation in Kubernetes
• Experience leading efforts in Container Application Security programs
• Deep knowledge and understanding of application security vulnerabilities (OWASP SANS,)
• Candidate should be very thorough in internet technologies and highly versed with web development best practices.
• Understanding CI/CD pipelines covering source control, integration, and deployment (ex: Bitbucket, Jenkins, Rally, JIRA, Artifactory, Nexus, SonarQube, git)
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and cross functional knowledge across multiple development and security disciplines.
• Understanding of Container Security Scanning, Application Security Test Automation tools and frameworks such as SAST, DAST, IAST, Container Application Security testing, and Burp Suite
• Ability to communicate security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge in securing cloud deployment and containers (familiarity with Ansible, Chef, DeMisto, Docker, Helm, and/or Kubernetes)
• Understanding of advanced iterative Agile and container & cloud security
• Familiarity with micro services architecture and design Patterns
• Excellent analytic skills, including qualitative and quantitative data analysis to support and defend data-driven decision-making regarding system threats, vulnerabilities, and risk

• Experience in an enterprise environment orchestrating multiple pods and containers.
• Hands-on experience with container security tools such as Snyk, Chainguard, Grype, Prisma (Twistlock), or StackRox
• Experience with other cloud container solutions, such as Docker, Containered, or Rancher
• Experience configuring disaster recovery (DR) environments.
• Previous software engineering/architecture experience (Java, C#,.Net, JavaScript) preferred
• Some experience with development of RESTful and SOAP web services preferred
• Any of the following are a plus but not necessary: CEH, CISSP, CSSLP, GCIA, GPEN, GWAPT,

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