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Associate Director, Application Security

Full-time$130k–$160k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead enterprise Application Security strategy, DevSecOps transformation, and AI security initiatives to reduce risk and enable innovation across global engineering teams.

Role type

Senior leader (Associate Director) in Application Security and DevSecOps

Builds

Enterprise-wide secure SDLC, application security testing capabilities, and AI-powered security tools

Domain

Enterprise Application Security, DevSecOps, AI Security, Software Supply Chain

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Enterprise AppSec strategy, DevSecOps transformation, SAST/SCA/DAST/API security, threat modeling, penetration testing, software supply chain security, AI security governance, team leadership, vendor management

Preferred skills

Generative AI and LLM knowledge, Model Context Protocol (MCP), agentic architectures, multi-cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Technologies

SAST, SCA, DAST, API security, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise AppSec strategy and roadmap; oversee comprehensive application security testing; drive adoption of AppSec platforms; lead software supply chain security; build and mentor global team; provide leadership in adopting generative AI and agentic technologies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership