CareerPlan

Head of Application Security

US, MA, WilmingtonFull-time2026-08-24 → 2026-11-11

Core

Senior leadership role responsible for protecting software, AI, and products at the heart of ADI's business, ensuring security by design for automotive, aerospace, defense, healthcare, and industrial customers.

Role type

Senior IC security leader (Head of Application Security)

Builds

Secure software development lifecycle (DevSecOps), risk-managed AI security and governance program, company-wide product security practice

Domain

Semiconductor / Intelligent Edge / Cybersecurity

Required skills

Strategic security leadership, DevSecOps program building, AI/GenAI security governance, product security lifecycle management, secure supply chain management, stakeholder alignment, team building and scaling, regulatory compliance (automotive, aerospace, healthcare, industrial)

Preferred skills

Experience in large-scale complex environments, program delivery across application/product/cybersecurity, building high-performing teams, security champion cultivation

Technologies

SAST, SCA, DAST, secret scanning, CI/CD pipelines, SBOM, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, IEC 62443-4-1, ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 26262, ITAR/EAR, CMMC, IEC 62304

Responsibilities

Lead strategy and operation of application, AI, and product security capabilities; Establish secure-SDLC policy, standards, and tooling; Define and operate risk-managed AI security program; Grow company-wide product security practice and PSIRT capability; Serve as strategic advisor to CISO and Board; Build and develop high-performing multidisciplinary team; Champion security-by-design culture; Align security to regulatory requirements; Integrate security risk into enterprise risk model; Lead response to significant security incidents

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC