Application Security Senior Manager
The Opportunity:
Establish and grow Booz Allen’s Application Security practice as part of a team. Define the Application Security team’s direction, standards, and requirements for services and solutions sold to Booz Allen Commercial customers. Enable businesses to understand risks and overall security posture of their application constructs. Educate and influence client software engineering teams on cybersecurity best practices. Assist clients to establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)relevantto their product and market goals around cybersecurity assurance. Work proactively with leaders across all levels to design, implement, and support solutions that ensure clients have a secure-by-design and best practice approach across the full application security lifecycle in addition to working jointly with leaders across application development, technical and enterprise architecture, software reliability, and cybersecurity to ensure application architectures and designs properly consider security best practices. Lead, hire, and inspire teams of Application Security Engineers and Architects to perform security posture assessments of development and operational systems and provide recommendation and remediation plans along with development, implementation, and support of operational models supporting solutions and services meeting client requirements. Integrate latest Frontier AI solutions into client environments and to assist with delivery. Lead the business development and sales activities relatedto Application Security.
You Have:
10+ years of experiencewith application development and developing, architecting, and implementing software security solutions
5+ years of experienceleading technical teams in an Application Security field
Experiencemanaging across SDLC, including vulnerability management considerations, threat modeling, and modern development tools and frameworks
Experiencein application security testing methodologies, including DAST, SAST, IAST, and SCA
Experiencewith the integration of common infrastructure security technologies and solutions into business solution architectures
Experiencedeveloping and securing software with code scanning tools and CI/CD pipelines
Experiencewith AI scanning and Frontier models such as Mythos
Knowledge ofOWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities and prevention techniques and technology, security, risk, and compliance best practices
Bachelor's degree
Nice If You Have:
Knowledge ofcommon security frameworks, including OWASP and NIST
Ability tocreate collaborative relationships with colleagues and influence without authority
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $125,300.00 to $233,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.