Application Security Research Tl (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Application Security Research TL (Cybersecurity): Mature and scale the Application Security function across R&D with an accent on clear ownership, processes, and engagement models with engineering teams. Focus on embedding application security into CI/CD pipelines and daily development workflows, enabling secure-by-default engineering practices.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global converges enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service delivered by cloud.

What you will do

• Mature and scale the Application Security function across R&D.
• Embed application security into CI/CD pipelines and daily development workflows.
• Lead the implementation, tuning, and ongoing optimization of AppSec tooling and Cato Bug bounty program.
• Define and maintain application security standards, policies, and secure development frameworks.
• Conduct threat modeling sessions, architecture risk reviews, and secure design assessments.
• Support Cato research program CATO CTRL, with dedicated research activities and focus on new vulnerabilities discovery.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in Application Security and Security Engineering.
• Proven track record of standing up or significantly maturing AppSec programs.
• Deep understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native development.
• Strong ability to influence engineering teams without direct authority.
• Experience leading small -medium teams, mentoring engineers, and acting as a technical authority.

Nice to have

• SaaS and cybersecurity domain experience.
• Work in high-growth, fast-scaling, and global engineering organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to join a company building a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform.
• Be part of a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader.
• Work in a high-growth software environment.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to deliver measurable risk reduction.
• Mentor engineers and security champions.