Product Security Senior Manager

Phase2 Technology; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 143,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen is seeking a Product Security Senior Manager to lead security efforts for commercial product initiatives. You will direct teams in implementing, testing, and maturing product security programs across client projects and educate engineering teams on best practices.

The role requires deep expertise in software security, embedded systems, SDLC governance, and risk-based decision making, with travel up to 30% and a Bachelor’s degree.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading teams in Product Security.
• 5+ years with application/product development and implementing security solutions.
• 3+ years securing embedded systems or hardware environments.
• 1+ years with reverse engineering tools (Ghidra/IDA Pro).
• Experience across SDLC including vulnerability management and modern DevOps tools.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and best practices.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead security posture assessments of development and operational systems and deliver remediation plans.
• Implement and mature product security programs across client projects.
• Educate client software teams on cybersecurity best practices and KPIs/KRIs.
• Collaborate with market and sales stakeholders to drive secure solutions.

Skills

Product security leadership

Secure software design

Embedded systems security

Reverse engineering

SDLC management

CI/CD security

OWASP Top 10

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Job description

Job Number: R0249865

Product Security Senior Manager

The Opportunity:

Grow and develop Booz Allen's Product Security practice, part of the Commercial Team. Help define the Product Security team's direction, standards, and requirements for services and solutions sold to Booz Allen Commercial customers. As part of this role, you will collaborate with key stakeholders from the market and sales teams to help drive the sales process.

In addition to helping to enable business development, you will also be helping to deliver across client projects where you will lead the implementation, testing, hardening, and maturing of product security programs. You will be responsible for conducting interviews with business and technology leaders, developing strategies, conducting testing, performing and advising on hardening tasks, and presenting findings. You will educate and influence client software and product engineering teams on cybersecurity best practices. Assist clients in establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) relevant to their product and market goals around cybersecurity assurance. Work proactively with leaders across all levels to design, implement, and support solutions that ensure clients have a secure-by-design and best practice approach across the full product development life cycle.

You will also lead, hire, and inspire teams of Product Security Engineers and Architects to perform security posture assessments of development and operational systems, provide recommendations and remediation plans, and implement tools, technologies, and processes that enhance the security of applications and products.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience leading teams in Product Security
• 5+ years of experience with application or product development and developing, architecting, and implementing software security solutions
• 3+ years of experience working on securing embedded systems, physical products, or hardware environments
• 1+ years of experience with reverse engineering tools such as Ghidra or IDA Pro
• Experience with managing across SDLC, including vulnerability management considerations and modern development tools and frameworks
• Experience developing and securing software with code scanning tools and CI/CD pipelines and the integration of common products and solutions into production environments
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities and prevention techniques and technology, security, risk, and compliance best practices
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience designing and implementing anti-tampering protections for products
• Experience with fuzzing, product or firmware penetration testing, and hardening
• Experience with Frontier AI models, agentic development, and utilizing AI in a product or application
• Knowledge of reverse engineering and penetration testing techniques
• Knowledge of common security frameworks, including OWASP and NIST
• Ability to create collaborative relationships with colleagues and influence without authority

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $142,900.00 to $266,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.