Director, AI Engineering
Rapid7
CloudCyber Security
Managing Security Consultant, Application Security Strategy
GuidePoint Security
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
CloudCyber SecuritySDLC
About the role
- Split time equally across three core responsibilities: one-third hands-on delivery work, one-third managing a team of application security professionals, and one-third pre-sales activities
- Execute client engagements, managing the strategic direction of application security initiatives, overseeing service delivery teams, and leading pre-sales activities to grow the business
- Execute strategic assessments, implement security programs, and deliver strategic consulting services directly to clients
- Conduct threat modeling sessions, perform security architecture reviews, implement secure development lifecycle processes, and develop AI-enhanced methodologies
- Oversee a team of security professionals, guide the development of innovative service offerings, and drive the integration of cutting-edge technologies into the application security practice
- Mentor team members, ensure quality delivery across all engagements, and foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation around AI technologies, LLMs, and agent-based security architectures
- Lead client presentations, scope complex engagements, develop custom proposals, and drive business growth through client relationship management and pre-sales activities
- Author comprehensive assessment deliverables tailored to both technical and managerial audiences
- Conduct application security research with a focus on emerging technologies
Requirements
- Oversee, manage, and deliver application security strategy offerings
- Lead pre-sales activities including scoping, proposal development, and client presentations
- Manage a team of security professionals delivering application security services
- Design, develop, and implement comprehensive application security programs for clients
- Execute hands-on implementation of secure development lifecycle processes and security controls
- Lead strategic application security initiatives including Threat Modeling, Security Architecture Reviews, and Secure SDLC engagements
- Develop and implement AI-enhanced security testing methodologies and tools
- Demonstrate fluency with AI technologies, including LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted security testing
- Possess hands-on coding experience in modern programming languages to develop security tooling
- Understand agent-based security architectures and Multi-Cloud Platform (MCP) server environments
- Author comprehensive assessment deliverables tailored to both technical and managerial audiences
- Drive business growth through client relationship management and pre-sales activities
- Identify market opportunities and develop new service offerings
- Conduct application security research with a focus on emerging technologies
- Foster client relationships and develop long-term business partnerships
- 7+ years of experience in application security or related roles
- 10+ years of experience in information security
- 3+ years of experience in consulting services
- 2+ years of experience managing security teams
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated experience with AI/ML technologies, including LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI agent architectures
- Strong coding skills in modern programming languages for security tooling development
- Experience with cloud-native and containerized application security
- Proficiency with application security testing tools and methodologies
- Experience reviewing source code for security vulnerabilities
- Understanding of application security frameworks (SAMM, BSIMM)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for client-facing deliverables
- Business development and pre-sales experience
- Industry certifications preferred
- Travel up to 10-35% (optionally more)
