VP, Security Engineering: Cloud Security & Code Defense

Socket.dev; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Dallas, TX seeks a Vice President of Security Engineering to lead application security assessments, threat modelling, and security architecture reviews. The role requires communicating findings to engineers and stakeholders, identifying vulnerabilities, and advancing secure cloud adoption.

Strong coding, risk articulation, and web tech expertise are essential. Qualified candidates will have a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in cyber security or related field with several

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Bachelor's with required years of security engineering experience.
• Experience reviewing security controls and identifying security gaps.
• Ability to articulate risk to developers and engineers clearly.
• Web application vulnerability assessment and penetration testing experience.
• Code review of web application languages (e.g., Java).
• Architecture reviews of web applications and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Perform application security assessments (code review, pen testing, design review, threat modelling).
• Communicate results to application engineers and stakeholders.
• Review security architecture, policies, and standards; document and socialize findings.
• Identify vulnerabilities and reduce security risks in software processes.
• Research new cloud services and guide secure cloud adoption.
• Collaborate with incident management and cyber forensics teams to strengthen defense.

Skills

Threat modelling

Code review

Penetration testing

Security architecture

Risk communication

Cloud security

Education

Master's degree in Cyber Security

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security

Job description

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Dallas, TX seeks a Vice President of Security Engineering to lead application security assessments, threat modelling, and security architecture reviews. The role requires communicating findings to engineers and stakeholders, identifying vulnerabilities, and advancing secure cloud adoption.

Strong coding, risk articulation, and web tech expertise are essential. Qualified candidates will have a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in cyber security or related field with several