Secrets Management & AppSec Innovator

The Vanguard Group; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vanguard Group is seeking a security professional to strengthen secrets management and software supply chain security within Global Risk and Security. The role emphasizes risk-based triage, remediation coordination, and governance across the enterprise.

You will partner with engineering, IAM, and platform teams to implement GHAS protections, drive credential lifecycle improvements, and build analytics dashboards that track exposure trends and program maturity.

Qualifications

• Experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, IAM, Cloud Security, or Security Operations.
• Familiarity with GitHub and GHAS, Secrets Scanning, and CI/CD platforms.
• Understanding of cloud credentials, API tokens, certificates, and privileged access concepts.
• Knowledge of secure SDLC practices and software supply chain security principles.
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, or similar.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, validate, and triage exposed credentials and other secrets using risk-based prioritization.
• Partner with application teams to drive remediation and secure replacement of exposed secrets.
• Support GHAS Secret Protection, push protection, and enterprise scanning controls.
• Define and maintain secrets classification standards, severity models, and governance processes.
• Collaborate with IAM and platform teams to improve credential lifecycle management.
• Develop dashboards and reports to measure exposure trends and program maturity.
• Support exception management workflows and audit readiness for secrets controls.
• Work with engineering and security teams to identify recurring exposure patterns and preventive controls.
• Create developer-facing guidance and best practices for secure secrets handling in SDLC.
• Identify automation opportunities via APIs, workflows, and AI-assisted capabilities to streamline processes.
• Participate in on-call support and incident response involving exposed credentials and software supply chain security events.

Skills

Application Security

DevSecOps

IAM

Cloud Security

Security Operations

GitHub/GHAS

Secrets Scanning

CI/CD Platforms

Python

PowerShell

JavaScript

Scripting & Automation

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

GitHub/GHAS

Job description

The Vanguard Group is seeking a security professional to strengthen secrets management and software supply chain security within Global Risk and Security. The role emphasizes risk-based triage, remediation coordination, and governance across the enterprise.

You will partner with engineering, IAM, and platform teams to implement GHAS protections, drive credential lifecycle improvements, and build analytics dashboards that track exposure trends and program maturity.