Bellevue, United States; Denver, United States; Los Angeles, United States; Seattle, United States; Ventura, United States
Full job description
The Trade Desk seeks a Manager, Security Engineering to lead a team of Application and Platform Security engineers. Responsibilities include developing security strategy, roadmap, and maturity model; defining KPIs; ensuring alignment of security controls; integrating security into SDLC; maturing posture management and vulnerability management; and representing the function across the organization. Requires 7+ years in Information Security/Cybersecurity with hands-on application and/or platform security experience, 2+ years leading security teams, and experience driving security maturity programs. Knowledge of cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure), secure software development, and security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO) is required. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid time off, holidays, and stock purchase options. Salary range is $124,900–$228,900 USD.
What you'll do
Lead, grow, mentor, and develop a combined team of Application Security and Platform Security engineers
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Bellevue, United States; Denver, United States; Los Angeles, United States; Seattle, United States; Ventura, United States
Full-time
Drive performance, growth, and retention across the security engineering function
Own and evolve Security Engineering strategy, roadmap, and maturity model across application and platform domains
Define and report KPIs demonstrating measurable improvement in security posture to senior leadership
Ensure consistency and alignment across application and platform security controls with unified standards and shared tooling
Drive shift-left integration of security into SDLC including threat modeling, secure design reviews, and rollout/tuning of SAST, DAST, and SCA tooling
Mature posture management capabilities across cloud and infrastructure including CSPM, Infrastructure-as-Code scanning, hardening baselines, and configuration management
Mature vulnerability management and remediation orchestration practices including triage workflows, risk-based prioritization, SLA tracking, and integration with engineering workflows
Represent Security Engineering function across Engineering, Product, Compliance, Security Response, and executive leadership
Influence roadmap decisions, resource allocation, and security investment priorities
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience required; MS degree preferred
7+ years of experience in Information Security or Cybersecurity with hands-on depth in Application Security and/or Platform/Cloud Security
2+ years of experience leading and developing security engineering teams including hiring, mentoring, performance management, and roadmap ownership
Experience driving a measurable security maturity program with KPIs and leadership reporting
Experience building programs applying industry-standard security best practices aligned with business and engineering needs
Experience managing a security assessment program including architecture reviews, secure design reviews, threat models, and code/configuration reviews
Experience building security visibility and engagement programs such as Security Champions and security awareness training
Working knowledge of cloud security, CSPM, and Infrastructure-as-Code scanning on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Strong understanding of secure software development and deployment practices including common application security risks and mitigations
Familiarity with Information Security frameworks and standards such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001/27002
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to translate technical risk into business outcomes for executives and engineering teams
Certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, GWAPT, OSWE, or cloud security certifications are a plus
Knowledge of PII, PHI, financial data regulations, data residency requirements, and international regulatory aspects is a plus
Experience in ad tech, large-scale SaaS, or other high-throughput consumer/enterprise platforms is a plus
Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits including 401k plan and company matchShort and long-term disability coverageBasic life insuranceWell-being benefitsTuition reimbursementParental leaveSick time of 1 hour per 30 hours workedVacation time up to 120 hours in first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchaseVariable compensation-based incentives and commissions depending on role
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