Application Security Research Team Leader
Core
Lead a distributed team of security researchers to drive research initiatives in application security, AI security, and emerging technologies to enhance Checkmarx products.
Role type
Senior IC team leader (application security research)
Builds
Application security research initiatives and product enhancements
Domain
Cybersecurity / Application Security / AI Security
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Team leadership, asynchronous work management, KPI/OKR definition, application security research, secure code review, programming knowledge (interpreted/compiled), stakeholder collaboration
Preferred skills
Cultural awareness, continuous improvement mindset, roadmap ownership
Technologies
Application security tools, AI security frameworks, programming languages
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor distributed researchers, define and track team KPIs/OKRs, build research roadmap, review vulnerable code across languages, collaborate with product teams, foster inclusive team culture
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership
