Application Security Assurance Manager

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

27d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of the CISO organization, this role provides strategic leadership for application security governance across DTCC’s container platforms by unifying container security and vulnerability management into a cohesive, risk‑driven control framework. The leader owns the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of platform‑native AppSec controls—spanning build, deployment, and runtime—ensuring security is embedded through automation, policy‑as‑code, and standardized guardrails. By partnering closely with Cloud, Platform, and Application teams, this role enables secure scaling of containerized workloads while reducing material risk, improving vulnerability signal quality, and ensuring controls are audit‑ready, measurable, and aligned to DTCC’s regulatory and risk management expectations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Highlights the expected benefits of new actions and strategies to help others overcome fears of change.
• Fosters a culture where honesty and transparency are expected.
• Proactively seeks feedback from others on his/her own performance.
• Ensures that regular feedback is given in a constructive and behaviorally oriented manner.
• Supports an environment where individuals are respected for their contributions.

Responsibilities

• Lead SCA, SAST, and DAST programmes to provide scalable application security coverage across DTCC.
• Manage application security risk by driving vulnerability identification, prioritisation, remediation, and escalation.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve security outcomes and reduce application risk.
• Own AppSec platforms and services ensuring reliability, optimisation, adoption, and effective integration.
• Establish security standards and governance for secure development and testing practices.
• Drive programme maturity through metrics, reporting, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Advance detection capabilities by evaluating emerging technologies, tooling, and AI-driven security solutions.
• Maintain strong risk and control oversight through compliance with policies, standards, and regulatory expectations.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree