Application Security Manager

Location: Denver, CO Salary: $120,000.00 USD Annually - $151,000.00 USD Annually Description:
Company: Healthcare
Position: Application Security Manager
Location: Denver, CO
Direct hire/permanent position

No Corp to corp/H1 visa's
JOB SUMMARY
Enterprise Application Portfolio - The Application Security Manager is responsible for leading the organization's Application Security program, ensuring that security is integrated throughout the Application Cycle (SDLC). This role partners closely with the software teams, cloud, architecture, infrastructure, and potentially product teams to identify, assess, and mitigate application security risks while enabling secure software delivery.

The successful candidate will lead a team of application security analysts, establish secure development standards, oversee security testing programs, and drive adoption of security best practices aligned with industry standards such as NIST SP 800-218 (Secure Software Development Framework), NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, OWASP, and CIS Controls. ESSENTIAL DUTIES (or key responsibilities)
Application Security Leadership
Collaborate with other global and regional leaders within to develop the enterprise Application Security strategy.

Lead, mentor, and develop Application Security Analysts. Define AppSec metrics, KPIs, and maturity goals in collaboration with regional and global security leaders. Secure Software Lifecycle
Integrate security into all phases of the enterprise application portfolio. Ensure security requirements are incorporated during design and architecture reviews. Promote security-by-design principles across application teams.

Security Testing
Manage and oversee:
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)
API Security Testing
Container Security
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security
Mobile Application Security Testing
Secrets Detection
Review findings, prioritize remediation, and validate fixes. Assist in Supply Chain Security
Threat Modeling
Facilitate threat modeling sessions with development teams. Identify abuse cases and attack paths. Recommend architectural improvements.

Ensure high-risk applications undergo formal security architecture reviews.

Vulnerability Management
Establish application vulnerability management processes
Prioritize remediation using risk-based methodologies
Track remediation SLAs
Report vulnerability metrics to executive leadership
Coordinate penetration testing remediation activities
Threat Intelligence
Cloud Application Security
Support secure development within cloud platforms including:
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Secure Code Reviews
Conduct manual secure code reviews
Review high-risk applications
Provide secure coding guidance
Coach development teams on remediation
API Security
Establish and set-up safe rules
Find weak spots through testing
Monitor logs to spot shadow APIs and strange traffic patterns
Security Awareness
Collaboration on training programs covering:
OWASP Top 10
Secure Coding
API Security
Cloud Security
Common software vulnerabilities
Secure design principles
Application Risk Management
Perform application security risk assessments.

Support enterprise application risk management initiatives. Incident Response
Support cyber incident response by:
Investigating application security incidents. Supporting forensic analysis. Identifying root causes. Leading post-incident reviews. Developing preventive controls.

Compliance
Support compliance initiatives including:
NIST CSF 2.0
NIST SP 800-218 (SSDF)
NIST SP 800-53
OWASP ASVS
PCI DSS
HIPAA
SOX
ISO/IEC 27001
SOC 2
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field. Master's degree preferred. Experience
8-10+ years of cybersecurity experience.
5+ years in Application Security.
3+ years leading security teams. Experience implementing enterprise DevSecOps programs. Experience working with Agile and CI/CD environments.

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