Software Engineering Manager, Application Security Testing: Composition Analysis & Dynamic Analysis

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An overview of this role

The Engineering Manager for Composition Analysis and Dynamic Analysis specializes in leading teams focused on application security scanning technologies. This role oversees multiple security-focused engineering groups and is responsible for balancing priorities across these specialized teams.

This role is an extension of the Engineering Manager position.

Groups Overview

Composition Analysis

The Composition Analysis group is responsible for:

• Software Composition Analysis
• Container Scanning

Dynamic Analysis

The Dynamic Analysis group is responsible for:

• API Security
• Dynamic Analysis Security Testing (DAST)
• Fuzz Testing

What You'll Do

• Manage engineers across both the Composition Analysis and Dynamic Analysis groups
• Drive key initiatives including:
• Auto-remediation of vulnerable software packages
• Scanning of unmanaged dependencies in C/C++
• Static reachability analysis with function-level granularity
• Snippet detection for open source dependencies
• Improve the DAST crawler for efficiency, stability, and consistent web application traversal
• Balance priorities across multiple security-focused engineering teams
• Author project plans for epics across both groups, ensuring alignment and avoiding duplication of effort
• Run agile project management processes for multiple teams
• Provide guidance on security product architecture
• Coordinate between Composition Analysis and Dynamic Analysis teams to ensure consistent and complementary approaches to application security

What You'll Bring

• In-depth understanding of application security concepts, particularly in software composition analysis techniques to evaluate the security risks associated with application dependencies and dynamic analysis security testing (DAST) tools.
• Understanding of the challenges in developing and maintaining security scanning tools
• Experience managing multiple technical teams simultaneously
• Familiarity with containerization technologies and dependency management systems
• Knowledge of web application security testing techniques and tools
• Experience with open source security tooling (such as OWASP ZAP, Trivy, or similar)
• Experience in DevSecOps practices and implementation
• Experience in vulnerability management and remediation