Senior AVP - Application and Cloud Security

Henderson Scott; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

A global leader in operations management is seeking a Senior Assistant Vice President - Application & Cloud Security to lead its product security strategy. The role requires over 10 years of cybersecurity experience, with a focus on application and cloud security, and a strong leadership background. The successful candidate will oversee a team and ensure compliance with business goals. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including medical insurance and 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience focused on application and/or cloud security.
• 5+ years in leadership roles, with experience building and scaling security engineering functions.
• Strong technical background in secure SDLC, DevSecOps, threat modelling, and cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the security strategy for application and cloud environments.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of AppSec and CloudSec professionals.
• Identify and track vulnerabilities and architectural risks.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Leadership

Technical background in secure SDLC

Experience with Java

Experience with Python

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty

Tools

SAST

DAST

AWS

Job description

Senior AVP - Application and Cloud Security

This range is provided by Henderson Scott. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range: $150,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to $150,000 - $200,000+ benefits

A global leader in operations management and analytics is seeking a Senior Assistant Vice President (Senior AVP) - Application & Cloud Security to lead its product security strategy across the full software and cloud technology stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the security strategy for application and cloud environments, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of AppSec and CloudSec (AWS) professionals.
• Identify and track vulnerabilities and architectural risks across products and cloud platforms.
• Embed security-by-design and resilience principles within engineering and product teams.
• Develop secure reference architectures and patterns for cloud adoption (AWS), microservices, and serverless environments.
• Deploy and optimise modern security tooling, including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, CSPM, and runtime protection.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to reduce risk while maintaining delivery speed.
• Establish and report on KPIs and KRIs that demonstrate progress and maturity of security controls.

Experience and Skills

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience focused on application and/or cloud security.
• 5+ years in leadership roles, with experience building and scaling security engineering functions.
• Strong technical background in secure SDLC, DevSecOps, threat modelling, and cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred).
• Practical experience with technologies including Java, Python, containers, and microservices.
• In-depth knowledge of modern security tooling and controls (SAST, DAST, WAF, API security, secrets detection, etc.).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP, or AWS Security Specialty are desirable.

Desirable

• Experience building or advising on AI/ML privacy practices or Responsible AI.
• Background in regulated industries such as healthcare or fintech.
• Contributions to open source, security research, or public policy initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Career growth within a global technology and analytics leader