via Eightfold
$150K - 250K a year
Lead and develop a comprehensive security program for application development and partner studios, ensuring secure design principles and compliance.
Extensive experience in application security, familiarity with gaming development tools, cloud security, and team leadership in a highly technical environment.
Build and Scale a Modern Application Security Program - Architect and drive the implementation of secure-by-design principles across CI/CD pipelines, game engines (Unity, Unreal), APIs, and cloud-native environments. - Integrate security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA) into developer workflows and automate remediation where possible. - Establish scalable policies and controls to govern secure coding, build validation, and deployment. Lead Partner Studio Security and Governance - Develop and operationalize a comprehensive governance model for 2nd and 3rd party studios. - Conduct regular security assessments, establish KPIs, and monitor compliance with contractual security obligations. Drive Threat Modeling and Product Risk Management - Embed threat modeling, privacy review, and risk profiling into the product lifecycle. - Partner with game and platform teams to ensure security architecture reviews are standard practice. Oversee Security Validation and Incident Preparedness - Implement security testing frameworks for staging and production (including pen testing and dynamic scanning). - Collaborate with incident response teams to ensure readiness across digital platforms and gaming services. 10+ years of experience in Application/Product Security, including 5+ years in the gaming or interactive entertainment industry. Expert knowledge of secure game development, including Unity, Unreal, Perforce, and game SDKs. Deep understanding of CI/CD, containerization, cloud security (AWS), and infrastructure-as-code principles. Demonstrated experience working with third-party development studios and overseeing console platform integrations. Hands-on expertise with Generative AI tools (e.g., secure code assistants, AI copilots, and agentic solutions) in a software development context. Strong command of modern collaboration tools: Jira, Slack, Confluence, Miro, SmartSheet. Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proven track record of 5+ years of leading and growing security teams in a highly collaborative and matrixed organization.
This job posting was last updated on 1/15/2026