Job#: 3032950 Job Description: Role Overview
Responsible for leading the design, integration, and optimization of enterprise DevSecOps capabilities with a primary focus on Vulnerability Management (VM), Application Security (AppSec), and Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP). This role serves as a technical leader and strategic advisor driving secure-by-design practices across CI/CD pipelines and application ecosystems.
Partners closely with application engineering, cloud, and platform teams to embed security controls into development workflows, enabling scalable and automated security outcomes across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic DevSecOps Leadership
- Lead the design and implementation of DevSecOps frameworks integrating security into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Act as a trusted advisor to application and platform teams, influencing secure coding, build, and deployment practices.
- Define and drive security guardrails, standards, and patterns for cloud-native and application environments.
- CNAPP Platform Ownership (Wiz, Prisma Cloud, etc.)
- Serve as the primary technical owner for CNAPP platforms, including onboarding, configuration, policy management, and optimization.
- Develop and maintain runtime, posture management, and vulnerability policies across cloud workloads.
- Integrate CNAPP insights into engineering workflows, ticketing systems, and reporting dashboards.
- Vulnerability Management (VM)
- Drive enterprise VM strategy for cloud, container, and application layers.
- Advance risk-based prioritization and remediation workflows integrated into CI/CD and developer tools.
- Partner with engineering teams to reduce mean time to remediation (MTTR) and improve vulnerability posture.
- Application Security (AppSec)
- Oversee integration and tuning of SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning tools within pipelines.
- Establish secure SDLC practices, including threat modeling, code review standards, and security testing automation.
- Provide expert guidance on application-layer vulnerabilities and remediation strategies.
- CI/CD Security Integration
- Architect and implement security tooling integrations into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring minimal developer friction.
- Enable shift-left security practices with automated checks, policy enforcement, and feedback loops.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to standardize pipeline security templates and reusable modules.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with cloud engineering, SRE, infrastructure, and application teams to align on security priorities.
- Influence vendor strategy and tool selection for DevSecOps and CNAPP capabilities.
- Represent security in architecture reviews, change control boards, and major transformation initiatives.
- Operational Excellence & Metrics
- Define and track KPIs such as vulnerability aging, pipeline coverage, and policy compliance.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance automation, scalability, and developer experience.
- Act as escalation point for complex security and integration challenges.
Minimum Requirements
- Experience
- Requires a minimum of 7+ years of experience in DevSecOps, Application Security, Cloud Security, or related domains.
- Proven experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines at scale.
- Hands-on experience administering and optimizing CNAPP platforms (e.g., Wiz, Prisma Cloud).
- Technical Expertise
- Strong knowledge across multiple domains, including:
- Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
- Application Security (SAST, DAST, SCA)
- Container & Kubernetes Security
- Vulnerability Management & Risk Prioritization
- Security Architecture & Design
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) security, API integrations, and automation scripting.
- Collaboration & Influence
- Demonstrated ability to partner with engineering teams and influence security adoption without direct authority.
- Experience driving enterprise-wide security initiatives and standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with tools such as:
- Wiz, Prisma Cloud (CNAPP)
- Checkmarx, Veracode, Snyk, SonarQube (AppSec)
- CI/CD platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins)
- Strong understanding of DevOps and Agile methodologies
- Security certifications preferred (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, GWAPT, GCSA)
- BA/BS in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field strongly preferred
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