Remote Software Security Governance Leader

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Software Engineering Technical Leader (remote) to join our team in shaping security governance across the software development lifecycle. This senior role drives how policies become practical, structured requirements and scalable reporting.

Based in a remote capacity, you will partner cross-functionally, transform policies into machine-readable requirements, and lead strategic SDLC governance initiatives in a fast-paced telecommunications and hardware context.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Strong experience with Secure SDLC and software security requirements governance.
• Ability to translate policies into actionable, machine-readable requirements.
• Leadership in cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• Background in DevSecOps and build environment security strategy.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations of software security requirements governance
• Manage intake of improvement requests and coordinate requirements releases
• Drive strategic SDLC governance initiatives
• Transform software security requirements into structured, machine-readable formats
• Design and maintain workflows for security requirements governance and reporting

Skills

Secure SDLC

Security governance

Machine-readable requirements

Cross-functional leadership

DevSecOps

Build security strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Software Engineering Technical Leader (remote) to join our team in shaping security governance across the software development lifecycle. This senior role drives how policies become practical, structured requirements and scalable reporting.

Based in a remote capacity, you will partner cross-functionally, transform policies into machine-readable requirements, and lead strategic SDLC governance initiatives in a fast-paced telecommunications and hardware context.