Technical Director - Application Security

Jobright.ai

Renton (WA)

On-site

USD 47,988 - 54,204

Full time

14 days+

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401(k)

Job summary

Jobright.ai is seeking a visionary Technical Director – Application Security to lead a new product security team at Wizards of the Coast in Renton, WA. The role involves creating a robust application security program to ensure secure experiences for players. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years in application security within the gaming industry, demonstrating expertise in game development, leadership, and collaboration tools.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in Application/Product Security.
Expert knowledge of secure game development, including Unity, Unreal.
Strong command of modern collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

Build and Scale a Modern Application Security Program.
Drive the implementation of secure-by-design principles.
Integrate security tooling into developer workflows.

Skills

Application/Product Security

Secure Game Development

Leadership

Collaboration Tools

Tools

Jira

Slack

Confluence

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Job Summary:

Wizards of the Coast connects people around the world through play and imagination, and they are seeking a visionary Technical Director – Application Security to lead a new product security team. The role focuses on embedding security into game development culture, tools, and infrastructure, ensuring secure and resilient experiences for millions of players.

Responsibilities:

• Build and Scale a Modern Application Security Program

• Architect and drive the implementation of secure-by-design principles across CI/CD pipelines, game engines (Unity, Unreal), APIs, and cloud-native environments.

• Integrate security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA) into developer workflows and automate remediation where possible.

• Establish scalable policies and controls to govern secure coding, build validation, and deployment.

• Lead Partner Studio Security and Governance

• Develop and operationalize a comprehensive governance model for 2nd and 3rd party studios.

• Conduct regular security assessments, establish KPIs, and monitor compliance with contractual security obligations.

• Drive Threat Modeling and Product Risk Management

• Embed threat modeling, privacy review, and risk profiling into the product lifecycle.

• Partner with game and platform teams to ensure security architecture reviews are standard practice.

• Oversee Security Validation and Incident Preparedness

• Implement security testing frameworks for staging and production (including pen testing and dynamic scanning).

• Collaborate with incident response teams to ensure readiness across digital platforms and gaming services.

• Promote a Culture of Developer-Centric Security

• Establish a Security Champions program to extend security best practices into feature and game teams.

• Deliver SSDLC training and provide coaching to internal teams, contingent workers, and external developers.

• Lead Security Tooling Strategy and Technical Partnerships

• Define and execute the tooling roadmap across platforms, including Snyk, Veracode, Coverity, Tenable, Orca, Expel, Splunk, and Sumologic.

• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to align security with infrastructure-as-code and serverless architectures.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 10+ years of experience in Application/Product Security, including 5+ years in the gaming or interactive entertainment industry.

• Expert knowledge of secure game development, including Unity, Unreal, Perforce, and game SDKs.

• Deep understanding of CI/CD, containerization, cloud security (AWS), and infrastructure-as-code principles.

• Demonstrated experience working with third-party development studios and overseeing console platform integrations.

• Hands-on expertise with Generative AI tools (e.g., secure code assistants, AI copilots, and agentic solutions) in a software development context.

• Strong command of modern collaboration tools: Jira, Slack, Confluence, Miro, SmartSheet.

• Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proven track record of 5+ years of leading and growing security teams in a highly collaborative and matrixed organization.

Company:

Wizards of the Coast develops and publishes game-based and other entertainment products. Founded in 1990, headquartered in Renton, Washington, USA, team size 501-1000 employees, currently Late Stage. Wizards of the Coast has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.

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