Lead Security Mobile Engineer

Allegion Canada Inc.; Golden (CO); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401K with company match

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Allegion is seeking a Lead Security Mobile Engineer to own security for our connected products and services across the full lifecycle. You will partner with product development and mobile software teams to ensure high-quality, secure software and strong data privacy.

The role requires 8+ years in mobile development and 2–5 years leading security strategy across multiple products, with a solid background in secure mobile apps and IoT.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of mobile software development experience.
• 2–5 years leading security strategy across multiple products.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to influence across the enterprise.
• High learning agility to gain visibility across Allegion’s software portfolio.
• Technical security practitioner with secure mobile apps and IoT experience.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS or equivalent.
• Related industry certifications preferred.
• Experience in a diverse, global, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as security POC for software and product teams on data privacy, devices, cloud, APIs, and app security.
• Embed security in the SDLC via architecture reviews, secure coding, and automated controls.
• Coach engineers on security tools, risk management, and balancing security vs business needs.
• Contribute to design, deployment, and lifecycle management of Allegion’s products.
• Promote standard security architecture for mobile apps, SDKs, and devices.
• Participate in solution assessments across lifecycle, including ethical hacking testing.
• Guide third-party installations by defining requirements and validating operations.
• Support threat modeling, monitoring, and incident response across apps, APIs, cloud, and devices.
• Stay current on threats, mobile/cloud tech, and security controls.
• Participate in architecture reviews as trusted advisor on control design.
• Protect the company from financial, regulatory, IP, and reputational risks.
• Approximately 15% travel; on-site, hybrid, or remote options.

Skills

Mobile development

Security leadership

Interpersonal skills

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS

Job description

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures. Indianapolis IN 8750 Hague

This position is part of the global cybersecurity organization with primary responsibility in the area of Allegion’s connected products and services. The successful candidate for this position will work collaboratively and cross-functionally with product development teams and mobile software teams to ensure a high standard of quality, security, and data privacy across the full lifecycle of Allegion’s products and services. The Lead Security Mobile Engineer will have a strong ownership stake to ensure Allegion’s systems are reliable, scalable, high-performing, economical, and secure. The position reports to the Director of Global Product Cybersecurity.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as product security point of contact for software and product development teams across the enterprise including matters related to data privacy, devices, cloud, API, and application security.
• Partner with engineering teams to embed security and privacy into the software development lifecycle through architecture reviews, security requirements, secure coding practices, and automated security controls.
• Coach and mentor engineers throughout Allegion’s global product engineering and software operations on security tools, risk management, and balancing application of security against business needs and risks.
• Contribute to concepts, design, deployment, and lifecycle management related to Allegion’s global product engineering and software operations.
• Promote the implementation of standard security architecture conventions to ensure the availability, performance, scalability and security of Allegion’s mobile applications, mobile SDKs, and connected products.
• Participate in solution assessments across the solution lifecycle: concept, design, pre-deployment, post-deployment, end of life. This may involve testing inclusive of ethical hacking.
• Provide guidance to third-party-managed product installations globally through the specification of requirements and validation of operations.
• Contribute to the execution of security operations inclusive of threat modeling, monitoring and incident response across mobile applications, APIs, cloud services, and connected devices.
• Keep up with the latest security threats, attack vectors, mobile technologies, cloud computing technologies, embedded processing technologies, and associated security controls to ensure the security ecosystem is well-architected to address key risks.
• Participate in technology and security architecture reviews and serve as a trusted advisor to global software and product development teams on architecture and control design.
• Protect the company from a wide-variety of business risks ranging from financial loss, regulatory fines and penalties, loss of intellectual property, and/or brand/reputation risk.
• Approximately 15% travel may be expected. Work location is variable with onsite, hybrid, or remote options.

What You Need to Succeed:

• 8+ years of mobile software development experience.
• At least two to five years as a demonstrated security practitioner leading a security strategy across multiple products.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required to influence and partner with all levels across the enterprise on matters of product development, software development and cloud deployment/operations including risk mitigations.
• High degree of learning agility required to quickly gain visibility across Allegion’s global software and product portfolio.
• Highly technical product security practitioner with working knowledge of delivering secure mobile applications, IoT products and services globally using modern technologies.
• College degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or equivalent education/experience required.
• Related industry certifications are preferred.
• Preferred candidates will have experience delivering results successfully in a diverse, global, and fast-paced environment.

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”. You value personal well-being and balance, because we do too! You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us. You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you“be safe, be healthy”
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
• Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
• Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can“serve others, not yourself”
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching

Compensation:

Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience. The expected Base Salary Range: $131,400 - $177,500. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. Bonus Eligible: Yes

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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