Director of Engineering – Application, Cloud, Offensive Security

Snowflake

Director of Engineering responsible for security strategies across application, cloud, and offensive security at Snowflake. Leading engineering organization while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance security posture.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeBellevue • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $304,000 - $437,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the security strategy across three core pillars: application security, cloud security assurance, and offensive security (including the red team program), setting direction and driving measurable outcomes across all three pillars.
Build and develop a high-performing security engineering organization, hiring top talent and creating a culture of rigor, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Drive the offensive security program including red team operations, adversarial simulations, and proactive threat modeling to stay ahead of emerging attack vectors in an AI-accelerated threat landscape.
Partner closely with engineering, product, and infrastructure leadership to embed security into Snowflake's AI products and cloud architecture from the ground up, not as an afterthought.
Own the cloud security assurance function, ensuring Snowflake's cloud environment meets the security standards expected by enterprise customers and regulators worldwide.
Translate security risk into business impact, communicating program status, emerging threats, and strategic priorities to executive stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
Influence company-wide security posture through cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Compliance, Trust, and the broader CISO organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of progressive experience in security engineering, with significant tenure in leadership roles overseeing multi-domain security programs (or equivalent experience)
Deep expertise across at least two of the three pillars: application security, cloud security, or offensive security, with working knowledge across all three
Proven track record building and scaling high-performing security engineering teams in a fast-paced enterprise technology environment
Strong command of cloud security architecture across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including cloud-native security controls, identity, and infrastructure security
Experience leading or overseeing a red team or offensive security program, with a clear understanding of adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
Exceptional ability to partner with product and engineering organizations, influencing secure-by-design practices and embedding security without creating velocity drag
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

security engineeringapplication securitycloud securityoffensive securitycloud security architecturecloud-native security controlsidentity securityinfrastructure securityadversarial tacticsthreat modeling

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationinfluenceownershipcontinuous improvementclarityconfidencerigorpartnering