Principal, Security Engineering & Vulnerability Management WB Games

Principal, Security Engineering & Vulnerability Management – WB Games

Key leader within the Global Information and Content Security (GICS) team, implementing Warner Bros.

Discovery’s security strategy, policies, and standards across global WB Games operations.

Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite at our NYC or Burbank office.

• Security Adoption. Act as primary link between WB Games and WBD’s centralized cybersecurity functions, ensuring initiatives align with business goals and priorities. Lead adoption and enforcement of Global Information and Content Security policies and standards across WB Games business lines. Partner with GICS leadership to drive adoption of core security services (Identity and Access Management, Logging and Monitoring, Detection and Response, Vulnerability Management, Product Security, Cloud Security, and Content Security) throughout global WB Games operations.
  
  Provide direction and supervision on security‑related projects, ensuring compliance with global security standards and best practices.
• Vulnerability and Threat. Identify and report key risk indicators, drive analytics, metrics, and executive‑level reporting to WBD leadership. Remediate vulnerabilities and threats at scale across internet‑facing and internal WB Games assets, partnering with engineering owners to prioritize exposures and reduce time‑to‑remediate.
• Secure Development. Partner with WB Games engineering and studio teams to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle across Git Hub and Perforce‑based workflows. Drive adoption of secure development tooling and controls (SAST, DAST, secrets management, dependency scanning, branch protections, CI/CD guardrails). Champion secure‑by‑design principles and threat modeling across game studios, live‑service platforms, and online services. Lead application and product security reviews for new game launches, major releases, and live‑service features prior to public exposure.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline (preferred) or 10+ years of previous technical security experience.
• 10+ years of supervisory or management experience in a technical security environment.
• Strong technical engineering background and ability to engage credibly with software, infrastructure, and platform engineering teams.
• Experience securing the software development lifecycle with hands‑on familiarity with source control and build platforms used in games and media production (Git Hub, Perforce). Embedded security controls into developer workflows.
• Proven track record in vulnerability and threat remediation at scale, driving root‑cause fixes with engineering owners and reducing time‑to‑remediate for both internet‑facing and internal assets.
• Proficiency in cloud infrastructure and concepts, application security (OWASPTop
  10), SIEM & logging tools, vulnerability management, EDR/XDR toolsets, network and compute architectures, IAM and privileged access management.
• Solid knowledge of regulatory requirements and information security control frameworks (ISO, NIST, PCI, GDPR, CCPA, SOX).
• Strong understanding of audit/risk management methodologies and regulatory requirements related to information security, privacy and data security.
• Hands‑on experience with security incident response and risk management.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for senior executives and technical teams.
• Good understanding of industry trends and emerging threats.
• Experience leading projects with global teams and matrix resources.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise security solutions in a global context.

• Experience providing cybersecurity services and modeling for media, broadcast and entertainment companies.
• Security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA, SANS, etc.).

Pay range: $ – $ salary per year.

Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short‑and long‑term incentives, and program‑specific awards.

Warner Bros.

Discovery provides a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid…