Head of Cybersecurity Assurance Testing
Guardian Life
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $118,980 - $195,465 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Cyber SecuritySDLC
About the role
- Develop and own the roadmap, backlog, and quarterly planning for Application Security, Red, and Purple Teaming.
- Lead red team missions, application security tests, and coordinate third-party adversarial exercises.
- Ensure team performance, resource planning, and program outcomes; deliver results directly and through others.
- Oversee project delivery and capability expansion.
- Plan, execute, and report on Purple Team (offense/defense) exercises.
- Partner with Cyber Defense to improve detection, response, and resilience.
- Manage, coach, and develop engineers; set goals, provide feedback, support growth, and aide with career development planning.
Requirements
- 5+ years in offensive security, ethical hacking, or application security leadership roles.
- Hands-on experience planning and conducting penetration tests, red team operations, application security testing, and purple team exercises.
- Experience managing technical teams and delivering results through others.
- Proficiency with industry-leading tools (Burp, ZAP, Cobalt Strike, etc.) and automation frameworks.
- Strong understanding of secure SDLC, threat modeling, adversarial simulation, and CI/CD security integration.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field, or equivalent certifications (OSCP, OSWE, GWAPT, CISM, etc.).
- Demonstrated ability to drive urgent response, automate manual processes, and ensure closure of findings.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
offensive securityethical hackingapplication securitypenetration testingred team operationspurple team exercisessecure SDLCthreat modelingadversarial simulationCI/CD security integration
Soft skills
team performance managementresource planningprogram outcomes deliverycoachinggoal settingfeedback provisionsupporting growthcareer development planningcommunicationstakeholder management
Certifications
OSCPOSWEGWAPTCISM