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Vanguard The Security Manager must set high-level strategy and direction for secure software development and supply chain practices, while establishing clear expectations, goals, and success metrics. This role collaborates with cybersecurity experts, technology teams, suppliers, and business leaders to define and enforce controls that protect enterprise assets and critical systems. Mentor and lead a global team of application security professionals to implement security tools for dynamic scanning, and to protect software supply chain, APIs, and AI/ML applications. Collaborate with Vanguard development teams to integrate security tools, standards, and processes into the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC). Implement and manage security tools within CI/CD pipelines to automate vulnerability detection and remediation. Lead secure software supply chain initiatives including SBOM generation, artifact signing and provenance, and alignment with industry standards. Craft and deploy application security tools, processes, and documentation to support alignment with OWASP Top 10, Industry Standards, Current Events, and Best-Practices. Define governance procedures and provide strategic recommendations on security policies for secure application and ML model development. Partner with platform and product teams to triage and remediate threats and vulnerabilities across web, mobile, backend, and ML systems. Create and maintain documentation for integrated security processes, controls, and incident response playbooks. Develop and maintain a technical roadmap for security tooling and controls to stay ahead of evolving threats. Translate technical security strategies into business-aligned objectives for product and executive leadership. Establish a governance framework to benchmark program maturity and team performance. Stay current on emerging threats, including adversarial ML risks, and lead knowledge-sharing sessions across the organization. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; 7+ years of professional experience in Security Management, Application Security, or ML Security. Proven leadership experience in IT Security and governance. Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, SCA tools Familiarity with secure ML lifecycle practices (MLSecOps) Desired Skills
Strong understanding of secure SDLC, application security testing, and supply chain security. Experience with MLSecOps practices and securing AI/ML pipelines. Familiarity with industry frameworks: OWASP SAMM, BSIMM, SLSA, NIST SSDF. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native security practices. Ability to work independently and define strategic direction without supervision. Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CSSLP, or equivalent are preferred. Experience with one or more of programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, C++, etc. Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion.
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Manager, Application Security
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Vanguard The Security Manager must set high-level strategy and direction for secure software development and supply chain practices, while establishing clear expectations, goals, and success metrics. This role collaborates with cybersecurity experts, technology teams, suppliers, and business leaders to define and enforce controls that protect enterprise assets and critical systems. Mentor and lead a global team of application security professionals to implement security tools for dynamic scanning, and to protect software supply chain, APIs, and AI/ML applications. Collaborate with Vanguard development teams to integrate security tools, standards, and processes into the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC). Implement and manage security tools within CI/CD pipelines to automate vulnerability detection and remediation. Lead secure software supply chain initiatives including SBOM generation, artifact signing and provenance, and alignment with industry standards. Craft and deploy application security tools, processes, and documentation to support alignment with OWASP Top 10, Industry Standards, Current Events, and Best-Practices. Define governance procedures and provide strategic recommendations on security policies for secure application and ML model development. Partner with platform and product teams to triage and remediate threats and vulnerabilities across web, mobile, backend, and ML systems. Create and maintain documentation for integrated security processes, controls, and incident response playbooks. Develop and maintain a technical roadmap for security tooling and controls to stay ahead of evolving threats. Translate technical security strategies into business-aligned objectives for product and executive leadership. Establish a governance framework to benchmark program maturity and team performance. Stay current on emerging threats, including adversarial ML risks, and lead knowledge-sharing sessions across the organization. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; 7+ years of professional experience in Security Management, Application Security, or ML Security. Proven leadership experience in IT Security and governance. Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, SCA tools Familiarity with secure ML lifecycle practices (MLSecOps) Desired Skills
Strong understanding of secure SDLC, application security testing, and supply chain security. Experience with MLSecOps practices and securing AI/ML pipelines. Familiarity with industry frameworks: OWASP SAMM, BSIMM, SLSA, NIST SSDF. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native security practices. Ability to work independently and define strategic direction without supervision. Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CSSLP, or equivalent are preferred. Experience with one or more of programming languages such as Python, Java, C#, C++, etc. Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion.
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