Manager, Security Research

Oracle Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Corporation in the United States seeks a senior security leader to guide a team conducting in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research across on‑premises and cloud environments. You will shape security strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to embed secure design choices.

The role emphasizes threat intelligence, automated tooling, and staying ahead of attacker TTPs, with responsibilities for planning, execution, and cross‑functional collaboration to

Qualifications

• Experience leading security assessment teams
• Ability to translate risk into actionable security requirements
• Strong understanding of cloud and on-premises security architectures

Responsibilities

• Guides and supervises team on in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research for on-premises and cloud systems.
• Reviews threat assessment reports and presents results to senior management.
• Coordinates development of proof-of-concept tools at the intersection of application security.
• Mentors team to stay ahead of attacker TTPs and ensure continuous security assurance.
• Collaborates with engineering and product teams to embed secure design and defenses.

Skills

Leadership

Security research

Threat analysis

Team mentoring

Cloud security

Tools

Automated security tools

Proof-of-concept tooling

AI-based tooling

Job description

Guides and supervises team on conducting in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research. Guides and mentors team to evaluate complex systems for security, addressing a broad range of strategic security concerns in infrastructure and software engineering designs. Guides and reviews directives and guidance to prevent these issues from emerging in the future. Supports team on developing automated security tools and overseeing the utilization of the latest technologies (e.g., AI) to enhance the tools, including proof-of-concept binary (i.e., executable) analysis tools for engineering teams to identify security-related weaknesses. Leads and guides team in application security and its relationship to security research and application security tools. Guides and supervises team members to stay up-to-date with tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) of attackers, mimic them in technical security risk assessments, and quickly react to new threat scenarios to provide continuous security assurance. Reviews and ensures the continuity of up-to-date technical knowledge of emerging and new technologies.

Internal Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Security Assessment and Research

• Guides and supervises team on conducting in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research of both on-premises and cloud-based computer systems, including reverse engineering of these systems (e.g., network protocol analysis, static and dynamic analysis).
• Ensures team determines security model, identifies vulnerabilities, creates exploits, and documents them.
• Reviews and aligns threat assessment reports detailing the findings of assessments and research and presents the results to senior management.

System Evaluation

• Guides and mentors team to evaluate complex systems for security, addressing a broad range of strategic security concerns in infrastructure and software engineering designs.
• Coordinates and supervises the design and development of proof-of-concept tools at the intersection of application security.
• Provides recommendations to other teams when requested in the development and design of secure products and supervises recommendations of team.

Enablement

• Guides and reviews directives and guidance to prevent these issues from emerging in the future.
• Supports team on developing automated security tools and overseeing the utilization of the latest technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence [AI]) to enhance the tools, including proof-of-concept binary (i.e., executable) analysis tools for engineering teams to identify security-related weaknesses.
• Supervises team in developing systems and tools to identify security vulnerabilities and concerns at scale.

Security Thought Leadership

• Leads and guides team in application security and its relationship to security research and application security tools.
• Mentors team in collaboration with engineering teams to help them triage and fix identified security issues.
• Spreads knowledge of best practices and new techniques.
• Develops reputation of team members as leading experts (e.g., writing papers, presenting at conferences).

Security Expertise

• Guides and supervises team members to stay up-to-date with tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) of attackers, mimic them in technical security risk assessments, and quickly react to new threat scenarios to provide continuous security assurance.
• Provides insight into whether latest attack patterns are relevant to Oracle products and potential mitigations.
• Reviews and ensures the continuity of up-to-date technical knowledge of emerging and new technologies (e.g., AI).
• Mentors and manages junior members of the team in software security as a role model.

Core Responsibilities

Planning & Execution

• Creates and owns the execution plan for the team's work and multiple projects or initiatives, monitoring timelines and budgets when applicable to ensure projects are completed on time and in adherence with requirements.
• Delegates work across the team and helps them prioritize their work.
• Identifies resource needs and adapts plans based on changing priorities and business needs.

Collaboration & Partnership

• Strengthens collaborative partnerships across teams to align expectations and shared objectives.
• Guides team members to build relationships with business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensure effective collaboration.
• Practices active listening and asks insightful questions to promote an inclusive culture.

Problem Solving

• Leads team to identify and address moderately complex operational and/or technical issues in accordance with standard practices, providing guidance as appropriate.
• Directs team to analyze data and/or information from multiple sources to troubleshoot moderately complex errors.

Continuous Learning

• Actively seeks learning opportunities for self and team to enhance knowledge and skills in key areas and remain current with industry advancements.
• Uses feedback and training to elevate personal and team skills, modeling a commitment to learning.
• Identifies skill gaps within the team and supports team members in learning opportunities by providing resources and fostering an environment that encourages knowledge-sharing.

Continuous Improvement

• Identifies and recommends improvements as well as encourages team to share ideas to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows within a team.
• Reviews and provides feedback on team member's ideas and seeks input from others on alternative approaches and methods for improving work.

Performance and Development

• Coaches and provides direction to team members in alignment with performance management processes, guidelines, and expectations.
• Facilitates goal setting discussions with team members, ensuring individual goals are aligned with broader team goals.
• Identifies development opportunities to help team members improve performance.
• Contributes to the talent acquisition pipeline by leading candidate interviews, assessing promotion eligibility, and managing talent resources.

External Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Security Assessment and Research

• Guides and supervises team on conducting in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research of both on-premises and cloud-based computer systems, including reverse engineering of these systems (e.g., network protocol analysis, static and dynamic analysis).
• Ensures team determines security model, identifies vulnerabilities, creates exploits, and documents them.
• Reviews and aligns threat assessment reports detailing the findings of assessments and research and presents the results to senior management.

System Evaluation

• Guides and mentors team to evaluate complex systems for security, addressing a broad range of strategic security concerns in infrastructure and software engineering designs.
• Coordinates and supervises the design and development of proof-of-concept tools at the intersection of application security.
• Provides recommendations to other teams when requested in the development and design of secure products and supervises recommendations of team.

Enablement

• Guides and reviews directives and guidance to prevent these issues from emerging in the future.
• Supports team on developing automated security tools and overseeing the utilization of the latest technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence [AI]) to enhance the tools, including proof-of-concept binary (i.e., executable) analysis tools for engineering teams to identify security-related weaknesses.
• Supervises team in developing systems and tools to identify security vulnerabilities and concerns at scale.

Security Thought Leadership

• Leads and guides team in application security and its relationship to security research and application security tools.
• Mentors team in collaboration with engineering teams to help them triage and fix identified security issues.
• Spreads knowledge of best practices and new techniques.
• Develops reputation of team members as leading experts (e.g., writing papers, presenting at conferences).

Security Expertise

• Guides and supervises team members to stay up-to-date with tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) of attackers, mimic them in technical security risk assessments, and quickly react to new threat scenarios to provide continuous security assurance.
• Provides insight into whether latest attack patterns are relevant to Oracle products and potential mitigations.
• Reviews and ensures the continuity of up-to-date technical knowledge of emerging and new technologies (e.g., AI).
• Mentors and manages junior members of the team in software security as a role model.

Core Responsibilities

Planning & Execution

• Creates and owns the execution plan for the team's work and multiple projects or initiatives, monitoring timelines and budgets when applicable to ensure projects are completed on time and in adherence with requirements.
• Delegates work across the team and helps them prioritize their work.
• Identifies resource needs and adapts plans based on changing priorities and business needs.

Collaboration & Partnership

• Strengthens collaborative partnerships across teams to align expectations and shared objectives.
• Guides team members to build relationships with business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensure effective collaboration.
• Practices active listening and asks insightful questions to promote an inclusive culture.

Problem Solving

• Leads team to identify and address moderately complex operational and/or technical issues in accordance with standard practices, providing guidance as appropriate.
• Directs team to analyze data and/or information from multiple sources to troubleshoot moderately complex errors.

Continuous Learning

• Actively seeks learning opportunities for self and team to enhance knowledge and skills in key areas and remain current with industry advancements.
• Uses feedback and training to elevate personal and team skills, modeling a commitment to learning.
• Identifies skill gaps within the team and supports team members in learning opportunities by providing resources and fostering an environment that encourages knowledge-sharing.

Continuous Improvement

• Identifies and recommends improvements as well as encourages team to share ideas to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows within a team.
• Reviews and provides feedback on team member's ideas and seeks input from others on alternative approaches and methods for improving work.

Performance and Development

• Coaches and provides direction to team members in alignment with performance management processes, guidelines, and expectations.
• Facilitates goal setting discussions with team members, ensuring individual goals are aligned with broader team goals.
• Identifies development opportunities to help team members improve performance.
• Contributes to the talent acquisition pipeline by leading candidate interviews, assessing promotion eligibility, and managing talent resources.