Staff Product Security Engineer (SSDL)

ServiceNow•San Diego, CA

35d•Onsite

About The Position

PLEASE NOTE: This role requires a minimum of 2 days per week in our San Diego, CA ServiceNow Office. Please do not apply if you cannot meet this requirement. Thank you The ServiceNow Security Organization (SSO): The ServiceNow Security Organization (SSO) delivers world-class, innovative security solutions to reduce risk and protect the company and our customers. We enable our customers to migrate their most sensitive data and workloads to the cloud, accelerating our business so that we are the most trusted SaaS provider. We create an environment where our employees are proud to work and can make a positive impact Team: Product Security is Shifting Everywhere and holistically improving the maturity of the security program. The Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDL) team helps the organization measure and improve security activities. The team leads product threat modeling, helps to improve security behaviors, and manages a highly visible security champions program. The team is both highly technical and strategic. Role: As a Staff Product Security Engineer on the ServiceNow SSDL team, you will collaborate with developers and software architects on highly technical solutions and help the organization build secure and resilient software. You will be threat modeling software products and services to identify potential risk and participate in architectural reviews of products in development. A key part of this position is to ensure the continued success of a large and growing security champions program. You will help mentor security champions and assist them in secure software design. As a Staff Product Security Engineer, you will help security champions be successful. What you get to do in this role: Work on a wide range of technologies Work on complex architectural and technical challenges Participate in threat modeling activities Mentor and collaborate with development teams to adopt secure coding practices Work on strategic and highly visible security activities across the organization Be an advocate for security and participate in a security champions program

Requirements

Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
2+ years of experience in software development
8+ years of experience in software security (AppSec)
2+ years of experience in threat modeling software applications and services
Proficient in threat modeling methodologies such as STRIDE or PASTA and their applied use in fast-moving, iterative development lifecycles
In-depth knowledge of common web application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
Developer-level proficiency in one or more languages - Python, Java, JavaScript, and Golang preferred
Working knowledge of Machine Learning and taxonomies such as BIML that categorize known attacks on machine learning models
In-depth knowledge of software design patterns and their security considerations
In-depth knowledge of authentication and authorization standards including OAuth, OIDC, SAML, JWT, and PASETO
Knowledge of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, digital signatures, PKI, TLS, and cryptographic hash functions
Knowledge of cloud native technologies including containers, Kubernetes, and services provided by AWS, GCP, and Azure
Knowledge of static analysis (SAST), dynamic analysis (DAST), and software composition analysis (SCA) security tools
Knowledge of OWASP ASVS, SCVS, and related verification standards
Ability to work collaboratively in a highly distributed team
Ability to communicate technical concepts to business stakeholders
A passion for security

Responsibilities

Work on a wide range of technologies
Work on complex architectural and technical challenges
Participate in threat modeling activities
Mentor and collaborate with development teams to adopt secure coding practices
Work on strategic and highly visible security activities across the organization
Be an advocate for security and participate in a security champions program