AlphaSense
The market intelligence and search platform trusted by over 3,500 leading organizations
Director of Application Security
Location
United States
Posted
16 days ago
Salary
$184K - $252K / year
Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudJavaJava ScriptKubernetesMicroservicesPythonSDLCGo
Job Description
• Build, mentor, and manage a globally distributed team of application security engineers, establishing career development paths and fostering a collaborative security culture
• Develop and execute the application security strategy, defining metrics and KPIs while partnering with leadership to communicate security posture to executives
• Oversee application security initiatives across all products, including secure SDLC practices, vulnerability management, threat modeling, architecture reviews, and bug bounty programs
• Define tooling strategy for Application Security, driving automation to achieve high remediation coverage while maintaining development velocity
• Partner with engineering, product, compliance, and other security teams to embed security throughout the organization, delivering training and acting as a trusted advisor on security architecture
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Application or Product Security, with at least 3+ years in a management or leadership role
- Proven track record of building and scaling security teams in SaaS or cloud-native environments
- Deep expertise in web application security, API security, microservices, and containerized architectures
- Strong understanding of modern development practices, including CI/CD, DevSecOps, and agile methodologies
- Experience implementing and managing security tooling across the SDLC (SAST, DAST, SCA, container scanning)
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with distributed global teams across multiple time zones
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present to executive audiences
- Strong technical background with hands-on experience in at least one major programming language (Python, Java, Go, JavaScript)
- Knowledge of cloud security best practices, particularly AWS, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities
- Performance-based bonus
- Equity
- Generous benefits program