Manager, Security Research

** Job Description*
* Guides and supervises team on conducting in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research. Guides and mentors team to evaluate complex systems for security, addressing a broad range of strategic security concerns in infrastructure and software engineering designs. Guides and reviews directives and guidance to prevent these issues from emerging in the future. Supports team on developing automated security tools and overseeing the utilization of the latest technologies (e.g., AI) to enhance the tools, including proof-of-concept binary (i.e., executable) analysis tools for engineering teams to identify security-related weaknesses.

Leads and guides team in application security and its relationship to security research and application security tools. Guides and supervises team members to stay up-to-date with tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) of attackers, mimic them in technical security risk assessments, and quickly react to new threat scenarios to provide continuous security assurance. Reviews and ensures the continuity of up-to-date technical knowledge of emerging and new technologies.

** Responsibilities*
* ** Key Responsibilities*
* ** Security Assessment and Research:*
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- Guides and supervises team on conducting in-depth security assessments and vulnerability research of both on-premises and cloud-based computer systems, including reverse engineering of these systems (e.g., network protocol analysis, static and dynamic analysis).

- Ensures team determines security model, identifies vulnerabilities, creates exploits, and documents them.

- Reviews and aligns threat assessment reports detailing the findings of assessments and research and presents the results to senior management.

** System Evaluation:*
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- Guides and mentors team to evaluate complex systems for security, addressing a broad range of strategic security concerns in infrastructure and software engineering designs.

- Coordinates and supervises the design and development of proof-of-concept tools at the intersection of application security.

- Provides recommendations to other teams when requested in the development and design of secure products and supervises recommendations of team.

** Enablement:*
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- Guides and reviews directives and guidance to prevent these issues from emerging in the future.

- Supports team on developing automated security tools and overseeing the utilization of the latest technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence [AI]) to enhance the tools, including proof-of-concept binary (i.e., executable) analysis tools for engineering teams to identify security-related weaknesses.

- Supervises team in developing systems and tools to identify security vulnerabilities and concerns at scale.

** Security Thought Leadership:*
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- Leads and guides team in application security and its relationship to security research and application security tools.

- Mentors team in collaboration with engineering teams to help them triage and fix identified security issues.

- Spreads knowledge of best practices and new techniques.

- Develops reputation of team members as leading experts (e.g., writing papers, presenting at conferences).

** Security Expertise:*
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- Guides and supervises team members to stay up-to-date with tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) of attackers, mimic them in technical security risk assessments, and quickly react to new threat scenarios to provide continuous security assurance.

- Provides insight into whether latest attack patterns are relevant to Oracle products and potential mitigations.

- Reviews and ensures the continuity of up-to-date technical knowledge of emerging and new technologies (e.g., AI).

- Mentors and manages junior members of the team in software security as a role model.

** Core Responsibilities*
* ** Planning & Execution:*
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- Creates and owns the execution plan for the team's work and multiple projects or initiatives, monitoring timelines and budgets when applicable to ensure projects are completed on time and in adherence with requirements.

- Delegates work across the team and helps them prioritize their work.

- Identifies resource needs and adapts plans based on changing priorities and business needs.

** Collaboration & Partnership:*
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- Strengthens collaborative partnerships across teams to align expectations and shared objectives.

- Guides team members to build relationships with business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensure effective collaboration.

- Practices active listening and asks…