Application Penetration Testing Manager, Senior Vice President

The Info Security Ops Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for providing strategic leadership, operational oversight, and people management for application security testing services. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality Application Vulnerability Assessment and Management (AVA/AVM) services while maintaining operational excellence, service continuity, and adherence to cybersecurity standards.

The position plays a critical role in defining and executing the organization's perimeter testing strategy, helping protect critical business applications from emerging cyber threats. As a people leader, the Manager develops and leads a team of cybersecurity professionals, drives continuous service improvement, and partners with senior stakeholders to enhance the firm's overall security posture.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute the long-term strategy and roadmap for Application Vulnerability Management services.
• Lead the evolution of perimeter testing capabilities to address emerging threats and business requirements.
• Partner with senior cybersecurity leaders, technology organizations, and business stakeholders to align security testing initiatives with enterprise risk management objectives.
• Drive innovation, automation, and process improvements to enhance service effectiveness and efficiency.

Service Delivery & Operations

• Oversee day-to-day AVA/AVM pentest operations, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality vulnerability assessment services.
• Maintain service continuity, operational resilience, and compliance with established service level expectations.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, quality metrics, and reporting to measure program effectiveness.
• Ensure timely identification, assessment, prioritization, and remediation tracking of application vulnerabilities.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of cybersecurity specialists responsible for application security testing and vulnerability management activities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Support workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance and strategic direction to ensure consistent execution across the team.

Risk Management & Governance

• Ensure AVA/AVM services operate in alignment with organizational cybersecurity policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and manage security, operational, and compliance risks associated with application security testing activities.
• Communicate risk insights and remediation priorities to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Support internal and external audit activities and demonstrate effective security governance practices.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with technology, engineering, application development, and cybersecurity teams.
• Act as the primary management representative for AVA/AVM services.
• Present program performance, risk trends, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of extensive experience in application security, vulnerability assessment, vulnerability management, penetration testing, or related cybersecurity domains.
• Demonstrated experience leading cybersecurity teams and managing large-scale security operations.
• Strong understanding of application security testing methodologies, vulnerability management practices, and secure software development principles.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships across technology and business organizations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience building and executing enterprise-scale application security programs.
• Knowledge of cloud security, DevSecOps practices, and modern application architectures.
• Experience driving cybersecurity transformation and service modernization initiatives.

 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Holding relevant professional cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GWAPT, GPEN, OSCP, or equivalent.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Information Security

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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