Security Engineering Director

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Security Engineering Director at Barclays leading innovative software solutions and mentoring engineering teams. Driving technical excellence and fostering collaboration in a global environment.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

To drive technical excellence and innovation by leading the design and implementation of robust software solutions, providing mentorship to engineering teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and contributing to strategic planning to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives.
Provision of guidance and expertise to engineering teams to ensure alignment with best practices and foster a culture of technical excellence.
Contribution to strategic planning by aligning technical decisions with business goals, anticipating future technology trends, and providing insights to optimize product roadmaps.
Design and implementation of complex, scalable, and maintainable software solutions, considering long-term viability and business objectives.
Mentoring and coaching to junior and mid-level engineers to foster professional growth and knowledge sharing, elevating the overall skillset and capabilities of the organization.
Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
Innovation within the organization by identifying and incorporating new technologies, methodologies, and industry practices into the engineering process.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep experience leading Application Security programs in large, complex, regulated, or global organizations with multiple business units, platforms, and delivery models.
Strong hands-on and leadership knowledge of SAST, DAST, SCA, API security, WAF, cloud security posture management, container security, and supply chain security.
Proven ability to integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines, developer platforms, cloud environments, and enterprise risk workflows at scale.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing engineering, architecture, product, risk, compliance, and senior executive teams.
Ability to define strategy, build operating models, lead teams, manage vendors, measure control effectiveness, and communicate application security risk in business terms.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Professional development budget
Home office setup allowance
Global team events

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Hard Skills & Tools

Application SecuritySASTDASTSCAAPI SecurityWAFCloud Security Posture ManagementContainer SecuritySupply Chain SecurityRisk Management

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationInfluencing