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Arctic Wolf

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

The cybersecurity industry has an effectiveness problem. Every year new technologies, vendors, and solutions emerge, and yet despite this constant innovation we continue to see high profile breaches in the headlines. All organizations know they need better security, but the dizzying array of options leave resource-constrained IT and security leaders wondering how to proceed. At Arctic Wolf, our mission is to End Cyber Risk through effective security operations. To achieve this, we believe that organizations must do three key things:

📋 Description

• Lead threat modeling exercises for applications, microservices, APIs, and AI/LLM-enabled systems • Define reusable security patterns and drive secure design reviews for product and platform architectures • Own AppSec initiatives end-to-end and drive risk-reduction programs across R&D • Influence engineering and product leaders to adopt secure practices through clear guidance and rationale • Conduct security assessments for new features, cloud architectures, and AI/GenAI capabilities • Implement and optimize AppSec tooling including SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, IaC scanning, and container security • Establish metrics, dashboards, and scalable process improvements • Drive R&D wide security practices and help shape internal standards for secure development • Explore emerging technologies, and promote continuous learning within AppSec and the Security Champions community

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in Application Security, Product Security, Secure Software Development, or a related security engineering discipline. • Deep expertise in secure design and development principles, including the OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS, and modern application security best practices. • Proven experience leading threat modeling exercises, security architecture reviews, and risk assessments for complex applications and services. • Hands-on experience with application security tooling, including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, container, and cloud-native security solutions. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify security risks, evaluate tradeoffs, and develop practical, scalable solutions. • Demonstrated ability to influence engineering teams and technology leaders through collaboration, technical expertise, and sound risk-based decision making. • Experience driving the adoption of secure development practices and integrating security into engineering workflows and SDLC processes. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable guidance for both technical and executive stakeholders. • Proven track record of leading security initiatives, establishing standards, and delivering measurable improvements to an organization's security posture. • Passion for mentoring engineers, fostering a security-first culture, and elevating the security capabilities of development teams.

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity for all employees • Flexible time off and paid volunteer days • RRSP and 401k match • Training and career development programs • Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services • Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services • Fertility support and paid parental leave