Sr. Manager, DevSecOps and Application Security

Imprivata; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Imprivata seeks a Sr. Manager, DevSecOps and Application Security to lead unified DevSecOps and application security across design to retirement, embedding security throughout the software lifecycle. The role partners with Engineering, Product, IT, Cloud, SecOps, GRC, and Architecture.

The role supports cloud, on‑premises, hybrid, API, and AI environments, guiding strategy, staffing, tooling, budgeting, and governance while maturing security practices and risk-based remediation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years in DevOps, cloud engineering, software engineering, app security, or related fields.
• 3+ years leading security engineering, DevSecOps, or AppSec teams across multiple products.
• Experience embedding security into CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, IaC, containers, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the DevSecOps and Application Security team.
• Oversee transition of DevSecOps into Security organization including operating model and governance.
• Own program strategy, roadmap, staffing plan, tooling, budget, and escalation paths.
• Establish security-by-design practices and threat modeling across SDLC.
• Mature app security through code reviews, testing, and vulnerability management.
• Implement and govern SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection, container security, and IaC scanning.
• Strengthen software supply-chain and platform security across repos, build systems, and cloud/infrastructure.
• Address security risks with agentic AI and partner with SecOps on incident response.
• Define ownership, remediation criteria, and executive reporting for security findings.

Skills

DevSecOps

Security leadership

CI/CD

Cloud engineering

Kubernetes

Git-based SCM

Automation scripting

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity or equivalent

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Jenkins

Job 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—and 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, and secure network design.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, motivate, and retain technical talent and translate technical risk for engineers, architects, executives, auditors, and nontechnical stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience securing healthcare, financial services, government, or other regulated‑industry products; SaaS, on‑premises, hybrid, virtualized, or customer‑managed deployments.
• Experience with identity security, zero trust, SBOMs, SLSA, Sigstore, artifact signing, provenance, policy‑as‑code, APIs, microservices, serverless, mobile, endpoint software, or agentic AI security.
• Experience integrating security tools with Jira, ServiceNow, GitHub, GitLab, SIEM, CNAPP, vulnerability management, or GRC platforms.
• Familiarity with STRIDE, PASTA, attack trees, or other threat‑modeling methods; relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent.

This position offers a total compensation range of $184,000.00 to $227,700.00 (inclusive of base salary and variable compensation, such as bonuses and incentives). In addition, more information about Imprivata’s benefit offerings can be found here. This range represents the high and low end of Imprivata’s compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, such as a candidate’s location, skills, experience, and qualifications.

At Imprivata, we have a top‑notch work environment, developmental opportunities, a competitive total rewards package, and the desire to have fun. If you have the skills and qualifications as we have described above, we want to hear from you!

Imprivata provides equal employment opportunities, regardless of race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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