Director, Application Security
Core
Architect and lead an AI-native, agent-driven Application Security function, embedding security intelligence directly into software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-powered workflows.
Role type
Director, Application Security (AI-Native Player/Coach)
Builds
AI-native security agents, policy-as-code enforcement, automated guardrails for AI systems, and secure architectures for conversational AI agents.
Domain
AI/ML Security, Cloud-Native Security, Application Security
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Application Security strategy, DevSecOps, OWASP, Cloud-native systems, API security, AI/ML security risks, Threat modeling, Policy-as-code, CI/CD integration, Adversarial testing (prompt injection, model abuse), Secure architecture design, Team leadership and mentorship.
Preferred skills
Experience with agentic workflows, AI-specific security frameworks, Engineering management.
Technologies
Policy-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, AI/ML frameworks, IDE integrations, Security agents.
Responsibilities
Define and drive an AI-native Application Security vision and roadmap; Design the operating model for agentic AppSec including security copilots; Act as a hands-on technical leader shaping secure architectures; Embed automated security reasoning into CI/CD and AI/ML pipelines; Lead AI-specific adversarial testing; Train engineers on secure AI-native system design.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities