Open Source Software LEAD Security Engineer - Software Supply Chain

Truist Bank•Charlotte, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Open Source Software (OSS) Lead Security Engineer owns the practical execution of open source software security across governance, engineering workflows, tooling, automation, and risk reduction. The role combines security program leadership with hands-on technical delivery to build secure-by-default OSS lifecycle capabilities and reduce software supply chain exposure. Responsibility for OSS security governance, software supply chain security, engineering enablement, CI/CD control integration, and proactive management of dependency, build, package, artifact, and provenance risks. The Open Source Software and Software Supply Chain Security Lead Engineer is responsible for defining and operating enterprise governance, standards, processes, and preventative controls that enable the secure use of open source software and reduce software supply chain risk across the software development lifecycle. This role partners closely with CI/CD, DevSecOps, application security, engineering, platform, and risk teams to ensure open source components, build pipelines, artifacts, package sources, and release processes are approved, continuously monitored, remediated, and safely integrated into enterprise applications and delivery pipelines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
Extensive experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
Expertise in threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
Proven experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.
Demonstrated leadership experience managing technical cybersecurity, DevSecOps, application security, or software supply chain security teams, including direct supervision of full-time employees, contractors, and cross-functional technical resources.
Proven ability to build, scale, and lead high-performing teams while driving strategic security outcomes.
Strong understanding of open source software governance, dependency management, SBOM, SCA, secure SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and software supply chain threats.
Experience applying software supply chain security practices, including provenance, build integrity, artifact signing, secure package repositories, dependency trust, and CI/CD pipeline hardening.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms, source code management, package managers, build systems, artifact repositories, and developer workflows.
Experience with scripting or automation using languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar.
Ability to partner directly with engineering, platform, cloud, risk, audit, and compliance stakeholders to explain risk clearly and provide practical remediation guidance.
Ability to translate technical risk into executive-ready reporting, measurable outcomes, and actionable remediation plans.

Nice To Haves

Advanced cybersecurity certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, GIAC).
Experience with security automation, orchestration, and advanced threat detection tools.
Familiarity with emerging cybersecurity technologies, industry trends, and strategic risk management.
Experience in application security, software supply chain security, DevSecOps, vulnerability management, secure engineering, or related cybersecurity functions.
Working knowledge of relevant security and software supply chain frameworks and standards, including OWASP, NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF), Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA), and related secure development guidance.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of security engineers, analysts, and contractors responsible for open source software governance and software supply chain security initiatives.
Define policies, standards, and control requirements for approved open source usage, dependency hygiene, SBOM generation, secure package sourcing, and software supply chain risk management.
Establish processes for OSS intake, approval, tracking, ownership, version management, vulnerability remediation, end-of-life component retirement, and exception governance.
Work with CI/CD and platform engineering teams to design and implement automated security gates for curated OSS usage, dependency scanning, license checks, artifact validation, provenance controls, build-time enforcement, and policy-based blocking of high-risk components.
Identify and reduce risks related to vulnerable dependencies, malicious packages, dependency confusion, typosquatting, compromised maintainers, insecure build artifacts, and unauthorized package sources.
Establish controls for trusted package sources, dependency provenance, build integrity, artifact signing, repository hygiene, tamper resistance, and secure release practices.
Establish capabilities to rapidly identify, assess, and respond to open source supply chain threats, malicious package campaigns, zero-day vulnerabilities, compromised dependencies, and software supply chain security incidents.
Support the deployment, tuning, and integration of software composition analysis, SBOM, package repository, vulnerability management, and developer workflow tools.
Develop reporting that measures OSS risk posture, remediation velocity, policy exceptions, adoption of preventative controls, and reduction of high-risk dependencies.
Create guidance, playbooks, reusable patterns, and consultation models that help engineering teams make secure open source decisions early in the lifecycle.
Manage and prioritize work across both full-time teammates and contracted resources, ensuring effective execution of software supply chain security objectives, operational activities, risk remediation efforts, and strategic initiatives.
Coordinate resources, budgets, vendor relationships, and project deliverables to achieve business outcomes.