Job Description

Application Security Manager

Mission
As the world’s number 1 job site*, our mission is to help people get jobs. We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel comfortable being themselves. We’re looking to grow our teams with more people who share our enthusiasm for innovation and creating the best experience for job seekers.

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Day to Day
Are you ready to make a significant impact as part of our Application Security Organization? As an Application Security Manager, you set the standard through your actions and inspire your team to consistently deliver optimal results. You foster an environment of trust, respect, and open communication, where every team member’s contributions are valued. By sharing your knowledge and insights with your team, you cultivate a culture of continuous learning and improvement and promote personal and professional growth.

As a good manager, you collaborate effectively, encourage diverse perspectives, and install a proactive and forward-thinking mindset. By applying your data-driven insights and leveraging industry best practices, you guide your team and customers towards making informed choices that enhance security posture and mitigate risks effectively.
Responsibilities
Manage, mentor and direct a team of security professionals, including hiring, training, mentoring, and evaluating performance.
Collaborate with teams across Indeed to identify, resolve, and mitigate security issues in systems and processes, ensuring a comprehensive and integrated approach to security.
Influence and direct a high-performing team of security engineers. Providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the team’s success in consistently achieving project goals and key results.
Establish performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of your team’s efforts.
Proactively identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance the Application Security program.
Ability to make concrete progress in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge.
Improve and maintain secure development guidance and policies/standards
Provide expertise and guidance during incidents. Working closely with partner teams to contain, examine, and remediate security breaches or threats. Contribute to post-incident reviews and develop recommendations for improving software security mechanisms.
Deliver routine updates in Security group meetings, sharing relevant information, progress reports, and insights. Deliver tech talks to other groups within Indeed, promoting security awareness and knowledge sharing.
Skills/Competencies
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Security Information Systems or a related field of study..
Must be able to approach Application Security from a risk-based perspective, avoiding purely academic approaches.
5+ years experience in Information Technology or Information Security, with a record of effectively leading highly technical team members
Demonstrated ability to influence partners and collaborators at all levels of a large organization
Familiarity with relevant regulations and standards, such as GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and industry-specific requirements.
Proven analytical and critical thinking aptitude, effective in identifying and assessing risks and recommending appropriate controls.
Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal, communication, and executive skills to foster collaboration among diverse collaborators, resolve conflicts, and motivate the team while evangelizing security and making it relatable to various audiences, both technical and non-technical.