Sr. Manager, DevSecOps and Application Security

RXinsider LTD.; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Imprivata seeks a Sr. Manager of DevSecOps and Application Security to lead our unified security function across design through retirement.

You will embed security across the lifecycle and partner with Engineering, Product, IT, Cloud, and SecOps to secure cloud, on‑prem, and hybrid environments. You will drive security-by-design, threat modeling, and governance, while maturing the program with metrics, budget oversight, and stakeholder communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years in DevOps, cloud engineering, software engineering, or security.
• 3+ years leading security/DevSecOps teams across multiple products.
• Experience embedding security in CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms.
• Experience with SAST/DAST/SCA and secure software supply chain.
• Strong scripting or programming skills and knowledge of IAM, least privilege, encryption.

Responsibilities

• Lead the DevSecOps and Application Security team with clear goals and development opportunities.
• Transition DevSecOps into the Security organization, defining operating model, governance, and processes.
• Own program strategy, roadmap, staffing, vendors, tooling, budget, and escalation paths.
• Establish security-by-design practices, threat modeling, policy-as-code, and developer guidance.
• Mature application security: code reviews, security testing, vulnerability management, remediation.
• Govern security tooling: SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, container security, and pipeline controls.
• Protect software supply chain: repos, build systems, credentials, artifacts, cloud and on‑prem.
• Address agentic AI security risks and coordinate with SecOps on incident response.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud engineering

Software engineering

Application security

Infrastructure security

Leadership

CI/CD security

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IT/Cybersecurity)

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

Secrets detection

Container security

IaC security

Job description

Description

Ready to join a team that's all in? At Imprivata, we deliver unified access and security management programs that eliminate friction, empowering healthcare and mission-critical organizations to work smarter, faster, and more securely.

We believe work can be more than a job or task it's a collective spirit; the type that emboldens creativity, embraces challenge, and fosters excitement. We are constantly raising the bar on what's possible, owning the outcome of our triumphs and trials, staying nimble amidst change, and cultivating an environment where we win together. Here, your ideas matter, your differences are celebrated, and your work drives real results—for your career, your teammates, and our customers.

When you join Imprivata, you embark on a shared journey of ambition and growth. We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. If you're looking for a place to match your passion with purpose - where every day you can make an impact - you'll find it here.

We are seeking a Sr. Manager, DevSecOps and Application Security to join our team. This is a hybrid opportunity based out of our Waltham, MA; Austin, TX; or St. Petersburg, FL office.

Job Summary

The Sr. Manager of DevSecOps and Application Security leads Imprivata's unified DevSecOps and application security function. This role embeds security throughout the software and infrastructure lifecycle, from design through retirement. The manager leads the team and partners with Engineering, Product, IT, Cloud and Infrastructure, Quality, SecOps, GRC, and Architecture. The role supports cloud, on-premises, hybrid, API, traditional software, and agentic AI environments.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the DevSecOps and Application Security team while establishing clear goals, performance expectations, and development opportunities.
• Lead the transition of DevSecOps and Application Security into the Security organization, including the operating model, staffing, governance, processes, tools, and stakeholder communications.
• Own the program strategy, roadmap, staffing plan, vendor relationships, tooling decisions, budget recommendations, intake processes, service expectations, and escalation paths.
• Establish security-by-design practices, threat modeling, architecture reviews, policy-as-code, reusable engineering patterns, developer guidance, and security training across the software development lifecycle.
• Mature application security practices, including secure design and code reviews, security testing, penetration testing, bug bounty intake, vulnerability management, and risk-based remediation.
• Implement and govern SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection, container and image scanning, infrastructure-as-code scanning, API testing, license analysis, and risk-based pipeline controls.
• Strengthen software supply-chain and platform security by protecting repositories, build systems, deployment identities, credentials, release artifacts, cloud services, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Address security risks involving agentic AI and Model Context Protocol servers and clients, and partner with SecOps on monitoring, incident response, tabletop exercises, and post-incident reviews.
• Establish ownership, severity criteria, remediation expectations, exception processes, executive reporting, and metrics for security findings and program performance.
• Other duties as assigned and required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, software engineering, application security, infrastructure security, or a related discipline.
• Three or more years leading, managing, or mentoring security engineering, DevSecOps, or AppSec professionals, with experience building or maturing programs across multiple products or engineering organizations.
• Experience embedding security into CI/CD pipelines, software development workflows, cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, containers, Kubernetes, Git-based source control, and CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins.
• Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection, container security, IaC security, vulnerability management, threat modeling, and secure software supply-chain practices.
• Strong scripting or programming experience and working knowledge of IAM, least privilege, authentication, authorization, encryption, certificates, logging