{"id":836663,"url":"https://alion.io/job/varicent-director-offensive-security","title":"Director, Offensive Security","company":{"id":686603,"name":"Varicent","domain":"varicent.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/varicent","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Toronto, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":138200,"max":181400,"currency":"CAD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":128332},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agentic Workflows","optional":false},{"name":"LLM","optional":false},{"name":"Red Teaming","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"Scale AI","optional":false},{"name":"ServiceNow","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-17T02:39:06Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-14","last_verified_at":"2026-09-27T01:13:08Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":71,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":71},"description":"At Varicent, we’re not just transforming the Sales Performance Management (SPM) market-we’re redefining how organizations achieve revenue success. Our cutting-edge SaaS solutions empower revenue leaders globally to design smarter go-to-market strategies, maximize seller performance, and unlock untapped potential. Varicent stands at the forefront of innovation, celebrated as a market leader in the 2025 Forrester Wave Report for SPM, 2023 Ventana Research Revenue Performance Management (RPM) Value Index, Gartner Peer Insights, 2024 Gartner SPM Market Guide, and G2. Our solutions are trusted by a diverse range of global industry leaders like T-Mobile, ServiceNow, Wawanesa Bank, Shaw Industries, Moody's, Stryker and hundreds more. Here’s why you’ll thrive at Varicent:\nInnovate with Purpose: Build impactful solutions for customers worldwide.\nJoin Excellence: Work in a diverse, collaborative, and innovative team.\nShape the Future: Lead in redefining revenue optimization.\nGrow Together: Unlock your potential in a supportive environment.\nJoin us at Varicent-where your talent and ambition meet limitless opportunities for success!\nAbout the Role \nWe're looking for a hands-on Director of Offensive Security to lead and evolve our offensive security program across applications, cloud environments, enterprise systems, and AI-enabled products. \nThis role combines technical expertise, strategic leadership, and cross-functional partnership to help identify, prioritize, and reduce security risk at scale. You'll lead offensive security initiatives including penetration testing, red teaming, AI security validation, vulnerability management, and bug bounty programs while partnering closely with Engineering, Product, Security, Compliance, and Legal teams. \nWhat You'll Do \nLead the Offensive Security Program \nDefine and execute the offensive security strategy and roadmap. \nLead internal and external teams across penetration testing, red teaming, AI security testing, and vulnerability research. \nEstablish standards, reporting, and metrics that drive measurable risk reduction. \nDrive Security Testing & Validation \nOversee web, API, mobile, cloud, and AI-enabled security testing. \nLead red team operations, adversary simulations, and purple team exercises. \nManage external penetration testing engagements and testing vendors. \nMature attack surface management and continuous security validation programs. \nSecure AI-Enabled Products \nDesign and execute AI red teaming activities for LLM-enabled products and agentic workflows. \nPartner with AI and engineering teams to integrate security throughout the AI development lifecycle. \nBuild scalable approaches for AI security testing, validation, and risk assessment. \nImprove Vulnerability Management \nDrive vulnerability triage, prioritization, remediation, and retesting. \nPartner with engineering teams to implement risk-based remediation practices. \nMature bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure programs. \nInfluence Across the Business \nPartner with Engineering, Product, Security Operations, Compliance, and Legal teams. \nCommunicate security risks, trends, and recommendations to senior leadership. \nHelp shape the future of AI-enabled offensive security across the organization. \nWhat You'll Bring \n10+ years of Information Security experience, including 5+ years in Offensive Security and 3+ years in Development or Engineering. \nExperience leading offensive security programs in SaaS and cloud environments. \nHands-on expertise in penetration testing, red teaming, vulnerability management, and security testing of AI-enabled products. \nStrong understanding of application security, cloud security, attack surface management, and secure development practices. \nExperience working with modern cloud environments, APIs, web applications, containers, and AI/LLM technologies. \nAbility to translate technical findings into business risk and influence stakeholders at all levels. \nRelevant certifications such as OSCP, OSWE, GXPN, GPEN, CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security certifications are considered an asset. \nWhat Success Looks Like \nFirst 90 Days \nAssess the current offensive security landscape and identify key opportunities for improvement. \nBuild relationships across engineering, security, and business teams. \nEstablish priorities and define a roadmap for continuous security validation. \n6+ Months \nScale AI-enabled offensive security capabilities. \nImprove vulnerability management effectiveness and remediation outcomes. \nDeliver measurable reductions in organizational security risk. \nLong-term (7+ months): Mature, Measure & Reduce Risk \nScale autonomous vulnerability management across critical assets and environments. \nMature AI-enabled red team capabilities and continuous threat-informed security validation. \nDrive measurable reductions in organizational risk through AI-enabled offensive security capabilities. \nFor this role, the estimated annual base salary range is between $138,200.00 - $181,400.00 (CAD). In addition to base salary, our compensation package may include bonuses, commissions for eligible sales roles, and a comprehensive benefits package. The actual base salary will vary based on factors including individual qualifications and market data, as objectively assessed during the interview process. \nThis posting is for a new vacancy. \nThis hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. Our AI tools are designed to complement - not replace - human decision-making. \nOverview of Benefits: \nHealth & Wellness - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage tailored to your local needs \nTime Off - PTO and public holidays to rest, recharge, and do what matters most \nVolunteer Days - Dedicated time to give back and support the communities that matter to you \nIgnite Days - Dedicated learning days to support continuous growth, skill development, and professional learning \nFinancial - Compensation that reflects your market and your value \nRetirement - Retirement plans designed to help you build long-term financial security \nTuition Assistance - Invest in your growth with support for continuing education and professional development \nFlexibility - Work where you thrive, with remote and hybrid options available across most regions\nVaricent is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process please email \nVaricent is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. By applying for a position at Varicent and/or by using this portal, you declare and confirm that you have read and agree to our Job Applicant Privacy Notice and that the information provided by you as part of your application is true and complete and includes no misrepresentation or material omission of fact","description_format":"text","description_chars":7181,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Penetration Testing","Predictive Analytics","Sales Enablement"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-12T19:26:25Z"}],"liveness":{"score":36,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.82,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":71,"expected_fill_days":55,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":128332,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/varicent-director-offensive-security","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/varicent-director-offensive-security.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T02:10:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1951,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3049,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}