Manager, Security Research (Code Review, Dynamic Software Analysis)

Archer; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

401(k) matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with Oracle, seeks a senior security leader to guide a team of researchers in conducting in-depth assessments across mobile, web, and backend systems.

You will mentor engineers, drive vulnerability research, and help develop automated security tools to strengthen Oracle’s product security posture. The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading security teams conducting in-depth assessments and vulnerability research.
• Ability to mentor engineers on security research and tooling development.
• Familiarity with AI-enhanced security tooling and automated testing methods.

Responsibilities

• Guide and supervise the team on in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research for on-premises and cloud systems; include reverse engineering as part of analysis.
• Coordinate the design and development of proof-of-concept tools at the intersection of application security.
• Provide actionable recommendations to other teams when designing secure products and systems.
• Lead and mentor in security research, application security practices, and tool development within the team.
• Mentor junior members in software security and maintain up-to-date knowledge of attacker TTPs and new technologies.
• Stay current with evolving security trends and lead continuous learning within the team.
• Plan and own execution plans for multiple projects, including timelines and resource allocation.
• Foster collaboration across business stakeholders to align security objectives with business goals.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Security research

Vulnerability assessment

Reverse engineering

Collaboration

Job description

Archer is collaborating with Oracle to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

About The Team

Guides and supervises a team of highly skilled security researchers on conducting in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research across a variety of mobile platforms, websites, and backend services.

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.

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.

Qualifications

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD'D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.