Principal Product Security Researcher
Core
Lead product security research to map emerging threats, shape security strategy, and drive org-level security posture for Chainguard's open-source software supply chain products.
Role type
Principal Product Security Researcher (Strategy & Research)
Builds
Chainguard's hardened, secure, production-ready open-source software builds
Domain
Cybersecurity, Software Supply Chain, Open Source
Required skills
Product/application security expertise, software supply chain knowledge, org-level risk management, strategic threat analysis, executive stakeholder management, cross-functional leadership, industry thought leadership
Preferred skills
Secure architecture design, pragmatic defense implementation, mentoring engineering teams, conference speaking
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Research emerging threats and trends in software supply chain and product security; Design creative mitigations across people, process, and technology; Partner with executive and senior engineering leadership to drive org-level security strategy; Identify systematic weaknesses and develop plans to fix root causes; Mentor and uplevel others across Product Security and Engineering; Represent Chainguard externally through talks, conferences, and thought leadership
